PCR0025 CRITICAL THINKING 26 SEPTEMBER 2012 SECTION A: MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS [80 MARKS] 1. Susan is about to make a business deal with a Japanese organization‚ and she thinks that the business deal will be successful because all Japanese are hardworking. Which critical thinking hindrance does this issue exhibit? A. Stereotype B. Egocentrism C. Herd instinct D. Wishful thinking 2. In a 1989 international study of 13-year-olds‚ Koreans finished first in Mathematics and Americans finished
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Lateral thinking is solving problems through an indirect and creative approach‚ using reasoning that is not immediately obvious and involving ideas that may not be obtainable by using only traditional step-by-step logic. The term lateral thinking was coined by Edward de Bono in the book New Think: The Use of Lateral Thinking published in 1967. Lateral thinking‚ is the ability to think creatively‚ or "outside the box" as it is sometimes referred to in business‚ to use your inspiration and imagination
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IVYT 10404H My way of Thinking about Critical Thinking in Today’s World Session 16 Assignment Name: Final Essay Questions Student Name: Michelle Kauffman Date you submit your work: May 4‚ 2012 The Assignment: In essay form‚ address the following questions: 1. What is critical thinking? First the word critical comes from two Greek roots‚ Kriticos which means discerning judgment and the other Greek root is kriterion which means standards.
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Critical Thinking and Society Exercise April Jones PHL 458 February 27‚ 2013 Faith Stephen Critical Thinking and Society Exercise Critical and Creative thinking can be vital in an individual decision-making process. These two thought processes can help an individual to determine how to decipher or retain perception information or establish how a message will be implemented. Critical thinking is a mental process of how information is analyzed‚ applied‚ conceptualized‚ or evaluated to reach
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According to Berger‚ a characteristic of adolescent thinking that leads young people (ages 10 to 13) to focus on themselves to the exclusion of others. A young person might believe for example that his or her thoughts‚ feelings‚ and experiences are unique‚ more wonderful or awful than anyone else’s (Berger‚ 2007). According to David Elkind (1967)‚ adolescent egocentrism‚ which includes a belief by teenagers that they are special and unique‚ accompanies the achievement of new mental abilities. Specifically
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SYSTEM APPROACH A system is an interrelated and interdependent set of elements functioning as a whole. It is an open system that interacts with its environment. It is composed of inputs from the environment (material or human resources)‚ transformation processes of inputs to finished goods (technological and managerial processes)‚ outputs of those finished goods into the environment (products or services)‚ and feedback (reactions from the environment). Subsystems are systems within a broader
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"Systems thinking" involves thinking in loops rather than in straight lines. Because all parts of a system are interrelated‚ if change becomes initiated in one part of the system all parts will be impacted in a ripple effect all the way back to the original action – this is called a feedback loop. Discuss how a feedback loop would benefit a change initiative within an organization. Most systems have feedback loops‚ which enforce communication in some type of way. If an organization implements a
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discusses four problem solving styles based on thinking‚ feeling‚ sensation‚ and intuition. The four styles are Sensation-Feeling‚ Intuition-Feeling‚ Sensation-Thinking‚ and Intuition-Thinking. Usually only one of the characteristics are dominant in an individual and the others are generally “back ups”. However‚ it should be understood that not everyone can be classified into one of the four pure types. Experience #1 I use a sensation-thinking problem solving style. This style focuses on the
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His family was well-educated. After he excelled the school he went on to study law. He had a really radical way of thinking and a lot of visions. His views were also influenced by the execution of his older brother Aleksandr Ulyanov‚ who was a member of the revolutionary group and the Marxism ideology. After he was expelled by the university for his radical policies way of thinking‚ he completed his law degree as an external student 1891 in the Kazan university. After he studied he went back to St
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I have heard of the 7 habits profile but this is the first time that I have had the opportunity to study it and fill it out for myself. I found it to be pretty interesting and liked the light it shined on my personality. I think that It is important to be as honest with yourself as possible when evaluating your strengths and weaknesses. If you aren’t honest‚ there really is no point in evaluating yourself. If you can truly assess yourself and can recognize your strengths and weaknesses‚ you will
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