FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
2026 | COMPLETE QUESTIONS | VERIFIED
ANSWERS | GRADED A + | PASS
GUARANTEED | RECENT EDITION
Survey - ANSWER A research method or instrument for measuring people's
attitudes or beliefs
Absolute number - ANSWER The total or aggregate of something, expressed as
a number without relationship to other numbers
Line graph - ANSWER A graph that plots the relationship between 2 or more
variables by using connected data points
Mean - ANSWER The average derived by adding up all the values and dividing
the sum by the total number of values
Median - ANSWER The average represented by the middle value in a series of
values
Misinformation - ANSWER Incorrect or erroneous information
Mode - ANSWER The value that appears most frequently in a series of values
,Random sample - ANSWER A study sample that is representative of the whole
population
Statistical distribution - ANSWER The frequency with which each value in a
series of values occurs
Statistical range - ANSWER The gap between the smallest and largest values in
a series of values
Statistics - ANSWER The science of collecting, organizing, and analyzing
quantitative data
Egocentric hypocrisy - ANSWER Ignoring inconsistencies between belief and
behavior and between public standards and private actions
Egocentric immediacy - ANSWER Overgeneralizing so that immediate events,
whether favorable or unfavorable, influence thinking
Egocentric memory - ANSWER Remembering only that evidence and
information that supports our thinking
Egocentric myopia - ANSWER Adopting an overly narrow point of view and
thinking in absolutes
, Egocentric righteousness - ANSWER Feeling superior because of possessing
the "Truth"
Universal ethical standards - ANSWER Principles for correct human behavior
acknowledged by reasonable people
Causation - ANSWER The relationship of cause and effect, where an effect is
produced by the act or fact of causing
Fairness - ANSWER Thinking that satisfies all other fundamental intellectual
standards satisfies the standard of justifiability
Significance - ANSWER Reasoning that concentrates on the most important
information relevant to the issue at hand
Logic - ANSWER Thinking in which thoughts and the order in which they are
organized are mutually supportive and make sense in combination
Breadth - ANSWER Reasoning that is broad and considers the issue at hand
from every relevant viewpoint; directs us to look at alternative or opposing
perspectives
Depth - ANSWER Reasoning that plumbs beneath the surface of an issue or
problem to identify underlying complexities and address those complexities in an
intellectually responsible way
, Relevance - ANSWER Pertains to the problem at hand; Thinking that focuses
on what is important in understanding or deciding the issue at hand
Elements of Reasoning - ANSWER Purpose
Questions
Assumptions
Implications
Information
Concepts
Inferences
Point of View
Standards of Critical Thinking - ANSWER Clarity
Accuracy
Relevance
Logic
Breadth
Precision
Significance
Fairness
Depth
Intellectual Courage - ANSWER Confronting ideas, viewpoints, or beliefs with
fairness, even when doing so is painful; Examining fairly beliefs which one has
strong negative feelings and toward which one has previously been dismissive