A disciplined intellectual process of applying skillful reasoning, imposing intellectual standards, and self-reflective thinking as a guide to belief or action is known as:
a. problem solving c. critical thinking
b. metacognition d. learning style
C
Definitions of critical thinking: "A mode of thinking--about any subject, content, or problem--in which the thinker improves the quality of his or her thinking by skillfully taking charge of the structures inherent in thinking and imposing intellectual standards upon them" (Paul); "reflective and reasonable thinking that is focused on deciding what to believe or do" (Ennis); "an investigation whose purpose is to explore a situation, phenomenon, question, or problem to arrive at a hypothesis or conclusion about it that integrates all available information and that can therefore be convincingly justified" (Kurfiss); "the attentive commitment to a self-reflective process of examining one's thoughts, ensuring that the thinking occurring meets intellectual standards" (Heaslip).
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