Chapter Summary 1

Question 1

If we want to develop more skilled thinking habits, we can begin by

Answer 1

observing and monitoring our thinking in process.

Question 2

Careful observation helps us see the details that may unlock

Answer 2

problems, elicit new insights, and discover new knowledge.

Question 3

Observation is a process of

Answer 3

sensing, perceiving, and thinking.

Question 4

Sensing is

Answer 4

collecting data through the sense organs.

Question 5

Perceiving is

Answer 5

holding sense data in consciousness for categorization and interpretation.

Question 6

Thinking

Answer 6

organizes our perceptions.

Question 7

Careful observation requires us to

Answer 7

stay awake, take our time, give full attention, and suspend thinking in an attitude of listening.q

Question 8

The rewards of cultivating skills are

Answer 8

self-understanding, creativity, rapture, power, and wonder

Question 9

What are the two parts of any argument?

Answer 9

The conclusion and the reasons given to support the conclusion.