Question 1

The intuition of experts is

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A)   also called "blink."
B)   based on thousands of hours of careful, deliberate thought.
C)   very quick, even automatic.
D)   often correct, if the area of expertise is governed by regularities.
E)   All of the aboveF) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 2

Research has shown that people can learn in their sleep and can improve their ability to think with the u se of appropriate subliminal messages that are placed on audiotapes.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Daydreams and rote memorization are examples of

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A)   directed thinking.
B)   nondirected thinking.
C)   schemata.
D)   critical thinking skills.
E)   None of the aboveF) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 4

The spontaneous use of skills that are learned in one context in a different context is called

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A)   directed thinking.
B)   transfer of training.
C)   metacognition.
D)   System 1 thinking.
E)   None of the aboveF) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 5

System 1 thinking is __________, while System 2 thinking is __________.

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A)   rapid…..slow
B)   automatic…..deliberate
C)   effortless…..effortful
D)   intuition…..critical thinking
E)   All of the above are true about System 1 and System 2 thinkingF) None of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 6

Critical thinking skills are becoming less important as technology advances.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Contemporary psychologists generally view the construct of intelligence

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A)   as composed of a single information-processing ability.
B)   as made up of many component parts.
C)   as very easily measured.
D)   as impossible to measure.
E)   None of the aboveF) A) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 8

Describe the difference between directed and nondirected thinking, including at least three examples of each.

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Directed thinking is a type of thinking ...

Question 9

System 1 thinking is __________, while System 2 thinking is __________.

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A)   rapid…..slow
B)   careful…..careless
C)   effortful…..effortless
D)   deliberate…..critical thinking
E)   All of the above are true about System 1 and System 2 thinkingF) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 10

Schemata are defined as

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A)   feelings we have about our thoughts.
B)   our personal internal representations about the nature of the world.
C)   our abilities to monitor our own thought processes.
D)   goal-directed.
E)   All of the aboveF) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 11

Satisficing means that

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A)   most of the time, people make "good enough" decisions.
B)   critical thinking is satisfying.
C)   emotions interfere with reasoning.
D)   schemata are only occasionally used.
E)   None of the aboveF) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 12

Define "metacognition," and explain how it improves the thinking process.

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Metacognition refers to the awareness an...

Question 13

Employers are increasingly seeking out workers who can engage in multi-step operations and manipulate abstract, complex information. These workers are called

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A)   thinking workers.
B)   knowledge workers.
C)   white-collar workers.
D)   intelligent.
E)   None of the aboveF) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 14

Employers are increasingly seeking out workers who can engage in multi-step operations and manipulate abstract, complex information. These workers are called

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A)   thinking workers.
B)   knowledge workers.
C)   white-collar workers.
D)   intelligent.
E)   None of the aboveF) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 15

Critical thinking is called __________ because it focuses on obtaining a/an __________ outcome.

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A)   critical…..undesirable
B)   automatic…..rapid
C)   directed thinking…..desirable
D)   System 1 thinking…..practical
E)   None of the aboveF) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 16

Most people report that they use images when they think.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The spontaneous use of skills that are learned in one context in a different context is called

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A)   directed thinking.
B)   transfer of training.
C)   metacognition.
D)   System 1 thinking.
E)   None of the aboveF) C) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 18

According to your author, "better" opinions are

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A)   strongly held.
B)   based on emotions.
C)   based on tradition.
D)   based on evidence.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 19

What a person does is called __________; what a person is able to do is called __________.

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A)   performance…..competence.
B)   competence….. performance.
C)   ability…..skill.
D)   intelligence…..learning.
E)   None of the aboveF) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 20

Intelligence can best be thought of as a fixed quantity that does not change over the lifetime.

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A) True 
 B)False

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