CRITICAL THINKING Flashcards
What is thinking ?
A mental activity that helps you understand ideas, solve problems and make a decisions.
What are two types of thinking ?
1) Critical thinking
2) Creative thinking
What is critical thinking ?
The ability to think clearly, rationally and intelligently as well as understanding the logical connection between ideas.
What are the personality of critical thinker ?
An active learner.
What are the skills that critical thinking have ?
1) understand the link between ideas
2) determine the importance of arguments
3) identifies errors in reasoning
4) solve problems in a systematic way
What are the 5 essential skills to a succesful critical thinking ?
1) observation
2) analysis
3) inference
4) communication
5) problem solving
What are the 5 benefits of critical thinking ?
1) better decision making
2) encourage curiosity
3) form well informed opinions
4) allows for creativity
5) enhanced problem solving skills
What are the 5 barriers to critical thinking ?
1) egocentrism
2) sociocentrism
3) wishful thinking
4) relativistic thinking
5) unwarranted assumptions