Read each question carefully and then select the best answer.

1			Convergent thinking requires that group members must think as differently as possible to enhance their critical thinking.
			A)	true
			B)	false
2			Mind mapping is one of the best techniques for shifting group members away from traditional linear approaches to a problem.
			A)	true
			B)	false
3			Synectics is a creative thinking technique that stimulates metaphoric thinking.
			A)	true
			B)	false
4			One question group members should ask when evaluating Internet resources is: "Is the source objective?"
			A)	true
			B)	false
5			Ambiguous terms are clear in their meaning.
			A)	true
			B)	false
6			Creative thinking in small groups is especially useful:
			A)	in the final stages of group work.
			B)	when group members want to work individually.
			C)	before group members have gotten to know each other.
			D)	near the start of problem-solving.
			E)	after extensive research on the task that needs to be accomplished.
7			If group members were encouraged to think as differently as possible during the critical thinking processes they would be engaging in which of the following types of thinking?
			A)	Convergent thinking
			B)	Collective thinking
			C)	Divergent thinking
			D)	Radical thinking
			E)	Circular thinking
8			Which of the following characteristics is not true regarding creative individuals?
			A)	Creative individuals have a high tolerance for ambiguity
			B)	Creative individuals do not fear rejection from others
			C)	Creative individuals are unlikely to violate social norms and rules
			D)	Creative individuals are open to new ideas
			E)	Creative individuals enjoy playing and having fun
9			Group characteristics that promote creative thinking include:
			A)	establishing norms that focus on competition to generate the best ideas.
			B)	establishing norms that facilitate freedom of expression.
			C)	following norms that have worked for the group in the past.
			D)	encouraging all group members to adopt the same working styles.
			E)	using procedures that promote orderly and structured discussion.
10			In brainstorming:
			A)	group members should suspend all critical thinking.
			B)	ideas should be evaluated immediately.
			C)	the problem should be stated concretely.
			D)	quantity is the goal.
			E)	usually the best ideas are the first ones stated.
11			If you were to use a critical thinking technique that stimulated thinking through the use of metaphors and analogies, which of the following would you be employing?
			A)	Brainstorming
			B)	Brainwriting
			C)	Synetics
			D)	Metaphoring
			E)	Mind Mapping
12			This creative thinking technique often allows a group to change its linear thinking through a process of free association.
			A)	Brainstorming
			B)	Brainwriting
			C)	Synetics
			D)	Metaphoring
			E)	Mind Mapping
13			An example of a probing question to evaluate evidence and reasoning is:
			A)	Are you sure you know what you're talking about?
			B)	What is the source of that evidence?
			C)	Why should we keep discussing this topic?
			D)	Wouldn't you agree that we're just wasting our time in this meeting?
			E)	How should we present our report to the class?
14			An example of an electronic database is:
			A)	LexisNexis.
			B)	the online Cambridge International Dictionary of English.
			C)	the online Encyclopedia of Graphic Symbols.
			D)	The New York Times.
			E)	Google.
15			An example of an open-ended question is:
			A)	"How did the university administration decide to begin its new freshman convocation program?"
			B)	"Is the university's new freshman convocation program a success?"
			C)	"Should other universities adopt a freshman convocation program similar to the one in place at our university?'
			D)	"When was the first freshman convocation conducted?"
			E)	"Has the response to the freshman convocation program been what the university administration expected?"
16			Descriptions that can be verified by direct observations are referred to as:
			A)	Opinions
			B)	Judgments
			C)	Conclusions
			D)	Facts
			E)	Data
17			In evaluating information in the critical thinking process, group members should ask:
			A)	What are the incontestable terms?
			B)	How will this information support my position?
			C)	Is the speaker/author a friend of mine?
			D)	Is the information consistent with what I think?
			E)	What is the credibility of the source?
18			"We either go with my proposal or the county transit system will fail." This is one type of fallacy called:
			A)	confusing causal relationships.
			B)	incomplete comparisons.
			C)	attacking the person instead of the argument.
			D)	overgeneralizing.
			E)	either-or thinking.
19			"Nearly 25% of the students at the local university do community service. Students at the university must be civic-minded." This is one type of fallacy called:
			A)	confusing causal relationships.
			B)	incomplete comparisons.
			C)	attacking the person instead of the argument.
			D)	overgeneralizing.
			E)	either-or thinking.
20			"The university changed its requirements for graduation. The number of students enrolling in the university increased. The requirement changes led more individuals to attend the university." This is one type of fallacy called:
			A)	confusing causal relationships.
			B)	incomplete comparisons.
			C)	attacking the person instead of the argument.
			D)	overgeneralizing.
			E)	either-or thinking.