SECTION 3: CRITICAL THINKING D265
WGU EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Why is it fundamental to understand the principle of charity? - Answer-- One reason has
to do with our goals in having reasoned discussions.
- Another reason has to do with simple strategy, if you are indeed interested in winning
a debate.
- The final reason is a moral reason for following the principle of charity.
Cognitive bias - Answer-The way we naturally categorize and make sense of the world
around us.
Alief - Answer-An automatic belief-like attitude that can explain how our instinctual
responses can conflict with our reasoned-out beliefs.
Why is it important to recognize cognitive bias? - Answer-It can help to mitigate negative
effects on our thinking. Awareness of learning common ways the human mind can go
astray can help us avoid errors in our own reasoning and spot such errors in others'
reasoning.
Heuristic - Answer-A rule of thumb, a ready strategy, or a shortcut
Algorithm bubble - Answer-The curated and personalized version of online reality that a
website shows you when you log on.
Availability heuristic - Answer-A process where in the mind generalizes based on what
is available to it rather than on what is objectively true.
Irrational decision making - Answer-allows irrelevant biases, emotions, and environment
to influence our decisions
bounded rationality - Answer-A set of boundaries or constraints that tend to complicate
the rational decision-making process
Satisficing - Answer-We make the best choices we can, making choices that are good
enough. We make choices that suffice to satisfy our needs.
representativeness heuristic - Answer-- a mental shortcut whereby people classify
something according to how similar it is to a typical case
- when faced with a new situation, we find the nearest prototype in our mind and use
what we know about that prototype to help us understand what is happening right in
front of us.
WGU EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Why is it fundamental to understand the principle of charity? - Answer-- One reason has
to do with our goals in having reasoned discussions.
- Another reason has to do with simple strategy, if you are indeed interested in winning
a debate.
- The final reason is a moral reason for following the principle of charity.
Cognitive bias - Answer-The way we naturally categorize and make sense of the world
around us.
Alief - Answer-An automatic belief-like attitude that can explain how our instinctual
responses can conflict with our reasoned-out beliefs.
Why is it important to recognize cognitive bias? - Answer-It can help to mitigate negative
effects on our thinking. Awareness of learning common ways the human mind can go
astray can help us avoid errors in our own reasoning and spot such errors in others'
reasoning.
Heuristic - Answer-A rule of thumb, a ready strategy, or a shortcut
Algorithm bubble - Answer-The curated and personalized version of online reality that a
website shows you when you log on.
Availability heuristic - Answer-A process where in the mind generalizes based on what
is available to it rather than on what is objectively true.
Irrational decision making - Answer-allows irrelevant biases, emotions, and environment
to influence our decisions
bounded rationality - Answer-A set of boundaries or constraints that tend to complicate
the rational decision-making process
Satisficing - Answer-We make the best choices we can, making choices that are good
enough. We make choices that suffice to satisfy our needs.
representativeness heuristic - Answer-- a mental shortcut whereby people classify
something according to how similar it is to a typical case
- when faced with a new situation, we find the nearest prototype in our mind and use
what we know about that prototype to help us understand what is happening right in
front of us.
