Critical Thinking
Organizational Habits
Vocabulary
Tests
General
100
Common mistakes in logic
What are fallacies?
100
Procrastination
What is the tendency to put things off until later?
100
Having drive/interest necessary to attain a goal
What is motivation?
100
Many students consider these to be the easiest kind of test, but many times they are much more difficult than other types.
What is "open book" tests? *Bonus question: WHY are they harder?
100
This is a test in which course materials are supposed to be used
What is an "open-book" test?
200
Thinking logically and as objectively as possible
What is critical thinking?
200
The best way to stay on track with things one needs to get done/finished
What is the daily to-do list?
200
An ability to withstand stress from failure or setbacks in achieving your goal
What is resilience?
200
Disputing your thoughts, praising yourself, breathing deeply, learning meditation or creative visualization, considering the worst, yelling (silently) "Stop!," aerobic exercise and getting help are good suggestions for this problem.
What is test anxiety?
200
A knack for making discoveries or seeing something valuable when we weren't looking for it.
What is serendipity?
300
Arguments can often be avoided or prevented if people don't make this mistake in logic
What is define your terms?
300
You do this to help determine how to get from here to there in your life
What is goal-setting?
300
a technique used to calm and focus the mind that is proven by research to be effective
What is meditation?
300
These test questions have 2 parts: the stem (a question or incomplete statement at the beginning) and a list of possible answers.
What is a multiple choice test?
300
This is a branch of philosophy we use in critical thinking.
What is logic?
400
In this fallacy you make up your mind quickly without having enough evidence.
What is jumping to conclusions?
400
In an essay test we are frequently asked to give a brief, condensed version of what we have written, but with conclusions.
What is summarize?
400
In this test, you are supposed to examine all parts of the statement. If any part is incorrect, the whole statement is false.
What is a true/false questions/test?
500
"All students are lazy" is an example of this particular fallacy in logic
What is "Thinking in all-or-nothing" terms?
500
the ability of the brain to adapt
What is neuroplasticity?
500
Sam used a lot of ideas for his essay from a book and a research article, but did not provide citations for these sources of information.
What is plagiarism?
500
the ability to manage emotions (ours) + interpret and respond to the emotions of others
What is emotional intelligence?
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