_____ involves “the propensity and skill to use reflective skepticism when engaged in some specific activity”
A. Fast thinking
B. Critical thinking
C. Statistical power
D. System 1 thinking
ANS: B
PG: 50
Feedback: Critical thinking involves "the propensity and skill to use reflective skepticism when engaged in some
specific activity" (McPeck, 1990, p. 3). Involving "the careful examination and evaluation of beliefs and actions"
(Gibbs & Gambrill, 1996, p. 3), critical thinking is "the art of thinking about your thinking while you are thinking in
order to make your thinking better: more clear, more accurate, or more defensible"
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