CHAPTER 1 THINKING SKILLS

Thinking is _______________.

• a mental ability that helps take care activity

• a mental activity that can take on many forms

What is Decision Making?

• a process of making a choice between two or more alternatives.

• a process of resolving whether something is worth doing or not worth doing

When we make a decision, we need commitment and action.

• TRUE

• FALSE

____________ refers to a difficult situation that needs to be worked out.

• Decision

• Problem

To solve a problem means ____________

• to find an answer to a difficult situation.

• to determine exactly what the problem is

To think critically _____________.

• to evaluate carefully what another person says or writes. 

• to evaluate the answer from another subject or story

What is the aim of creative thinking?

• To find answer to a difficult situation

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  To explore all the creative possibilities

The process of breaking up complex problems into smaller parts to overcome them refers to ____________.

• Decision making

• Analysis

_____________ Consists of a central word or concept

• a pro and cons chart

• A mind map

In Sperry’s Split-Brain Theory, The right brain emphasizes form and patters

• TRUE

• FALSE