If ________ Are Not Developed During Childhood, Critical-Thinking Skills Are

question 12

Multiple Choice

If ________ are not developed during childhood, critical-thinking skills are unlikely to mature in adolescence.

• A) moral values
• B) hypothetical-deductive reasoning skills
• C) formal operational skills
• D) fundamental skills

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Definitions:

Anchoring and Adjustment Heuristic

A cognitive bias where an individual relies too heavily on an initial piece of information (anchor) when making decisions, with insufficient adjustments made thereafter.

Gambler's Fallacy

The erroneous belief that if something happens more frequently than normal during a given period, it will happen less frequently in the future, or vice versa.

Coin Flip

A method of making a decision or selecting between two options by tossing a coin and observing which side lands facing up.

Illusory Correlation

The mistaken perception of a relationship between two events or variables that are actually unrelated, often due to cognitive biases.