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What is the most popular answer when asking about the most important outcome of an education?
What is the most popular answer when asking about the most important outcome of an education?
- The development of critical thinking skills (correct)
- The ability to make wise investments
- The ability to solve problems
- The understanding of scientific investigation
What is critical thinking?
What is critical thinking?
- The ability to make quick decisions
- The ability to think creatively
- The use of cognitive skills and strategies to increase the probability of a desirable outcome (correct)
- The ability to analyze arguments
Which of the following is NOT a skill exhibited by critical thinkers according to the text?
Which of the following is NOT a skill exhibited by critical thinkers according to the text?
- Applying the rules of formal and informal logic
- Analyzing arguments for the soundness of the conclusions (correct)
- Understanding and using the principles of scientific investigation
- Evaluating the quality of information
According to the analysis, why did males develop superiority in mental rotation and navigation skills?
According to the analysis, why did males develop superiority in mental rotation and navigation skills?
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What was the division of labor between men and women in ancient societies according to the analysis?
What was the division of labor between men and women in ancient societies according to the analysis?
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What did the researchers hypothesize about females' spatial skills according to the analysis?
What did the researchers hypothesize about females' spatial skills according to the analysis?
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Which two components are needed for effective critical thinking?
Which two components are needed for effective critical thinking?
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What is the purpose of teaching critical thinking?
What is the purpose of teaching critical thinking?
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What does it mean to be a critical thinker?
What does it mean to be a critical thinker?
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Why are critical thinking skills called transcontextual skills?
Why are critical thinking skills called transcontextual skills?
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