Chapter 1 Self-Quiz

. Critical thinking concerns…

Determining the cause of our beliefs

Pinpointing the psychological basis of our beliefs

Determining the quality of our beliefs

Assessing the practical impact of our beliefs

. A belief is worth accepting if…

We have good reasons to accept it

It is consistent with our needs

It has not been proven wrong

It is accepted by our peers

. The word critical in critical thinking refers to…

A faultfinding attitude

Attempts to win an argument

Using careful judgment or judicious evaluation

A lack of respect for other people

. Knowledge is…

Belief

Belief that we are sure of

True belief backed by good reasons

An assertion that is neither true nor false

. Logic is…

The study of good reasoning

Synonymous with critical thinking

Either true or false

Only used in science

. Media literacy is…

The ability to use online resources

The ability to access information on websites, blogs, and social media

The ability to access and understand media messages, apply critical thinking to them, and use them responsibly

The ability to use logic online

. A consequence of not using critical thinking to make choices is…

More control over your life

A greater reliance on intuition

A loss of personal freedom

More accurate predictions

. Fake news is…

Unintentional errors in news reporting

Invalid arguments

True reporting directed at an uninformed audience

Deliberately false or misleading news stories that masquerade as truthful reporting

. Chief among the many psychological factors that distort our thinking is the well documented cognitive error known as…

Confirmation bias

The availability error

The Dunning-Kruger effect

Motivated reasoning

. The tendency to give more credence to a statement if it comes from our friends is known as…

Social media syndrome

Homophily

Motivated reasoning

Media bias

. Researchers at the Stanford History Education Group concluded that young people's ability to reason about the information on the Internet is impressive.

True

False

. "Going with your gut" is a reliable way to acquire knowledge.

True

False

. Too often, when partisans disagree, they are not really disagreeing about the facts; they are simply showing support for their tribe.

True

False

. Filter bubbles are comfortable, reassuring spaces, but they do not affect our beliefs.

True

False

. Our choice whether to apply critical thinking skills is an all-or-nothing decision.

True

False

. A sock puppet is a real person assuming fake identities.

True

False

. Critical thinking is rarely used outside of academia.

True

False

. Critical thinking is chiefly concerned with the cause of our beliefs.

True

False

. Denying contrary evidence is the cognitive error of refusing to accept or acknowledge evidence that undermines our existing beliefs.

True

False

. Social media algorithms curate news and information for you that is almost always true.

True

False

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