Critical Thinking

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RUNNING HEAD: CRITICAL THINKING APPLICATION

Critical Thinking Application

University of Phoenix

MGT 350: Critical Thinking: Strategies in Decision Making

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Critical Thinking

Critical Thinking is a closely controlled thinker whom demanding assumptions as well as

contextual knowledge, of looking at all alternatives with many perspectives with deep

skepticism of breakdown that creates investigation, of information to assess the accurate

condition, and fair decision. Critical thinking happens to be both willing and able to think in

essences developing critical capacities for a better decision-maker. In which, requires of three

steps, One, be conscious of assumptions exist, Two, make assumptions unambiguous, Three,

assess their accuracy. Critical thinking in used in all facet of our existence: within our line of

work, as a bargain hunter, voter, acquaintance closes relative, as well as lover. Brookfield (1987)

defines reflective skepticism as the act of constantly questioning the status quo.

Critical Thinking is not something merely provided at birth. We encompass to develop

the skills overtime by asking questions example: Why, Why? As young children, we start

developing these core skills by asking the right questions while assembly a choice. Please, keep

in mind when decisions used to be made with "eeny-meeny-miney-mo.

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Stages of Cognitive Development

Jean Piaget (1896-1980) defined birth to 2 years old: no thinking structures (called

schemas) and starts to develop such schemas through exploration of senses and

experimentation with environment. According to Jean Piaget stages of cognitive development

we don't start acknowledging and understanding how to solve problems until stages 3 and 4 of

our adolescences.

Concrete Operational Stage: 7 years to Adolescence: Begin to grasp conservation and

decentering begins to question life. Solves problems but