TRENDS, NETWORKS AND

CRITICAL THINKING IN THE

21ST CENTURY
ROMEL JASON F. BIBOSO, MIT
 WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS
NOT AN ELEMENT OF TREND?

A. TRUTH
C. PATTERN OF BEHAVIOR

B. CONSEQUENCE D.
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS
 WHAT IS THE NUMBER OF
PARTICIPANTS ELEMENT OF A
TREND?

A. THE LONG PERIOD OF TIME A TREND LASTS

B. THE STARTING POINT OF A TREND
C. THE PEOPLE WHO FOLLOW A TREND
D. THE IMPACT OR INFLUENCE OF A TREND
 WHAT DOES PATTERN OF BEHAVIOR
REFER TO IN A TREND?
A. A TREND THAT LASTS FOR A LONG PERIOD OF
TIME
B. A TREND THAT IS STARTED BY A CAUSE
C. A TREND THAT IS FORMED FROM REPETITIVE
ACTIONS OF PEOPLE
D. THE IMPACT OR INFLUENCE OF A TREND
 WHAT IS THE LONG PERIOD OF
TIME ELEMENT OF A TREND?
A. THE STARTING POINT OF A TREND
B. THE PEOPLE WHO FOLLOW A TREND
C. A TREND THAT IS FORMED FROM REPETITIVE
ACTIONS OF PEOPLE
D. A TREND THAT LASTS FOR A LONG PERIOD OF
TIME
 WHAT IS THE CAUSE ELEMENT
OF A TREND?

A. THE LONG PERIOD OF TIME A TREND LASTS

B. THE PEOPLE WHO FOLLOW A TREND
C. A TREND THAT IS FORMED FROM REPETITIVE
ACTIONS OF PEOPLE
D. THE STARTING POINT OF A TREND
 WHAT IS THE CONSEQUENCE
ELEMENT OF A TREND?

A. THE LONG PERIOD OF TIME A TREND LASTS

B. THE PEOPLE WHO FOLLOW A TREND
C. THE IMPACT OR INFLUENCE OF A TREND
D. A TREND THAT IS FORMED FROM REPETITIVE
ACTIONS OF PEOPLE
 WHAT IS THE CONSEQUENCE
ELEMENT OF A TREND?

A. THE LONG PERIOD OF TIME A TREND LASTS

B. THE PEOPLE WHO FOLLOW A TREND
C. THE IMPACT OR INFLUENCE OF A TREND
D. A TREND THAT IS FORMED FROM REPETITIVE
ACTIONS OF PEOPLE
 WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS
AN EXAMPLE OF A MEGATREND?

A. INFOGRAPHICS
B. INTERNET MEMES
C. VISUAL CULTURE
D. SHARABLE VIDEOS
 WHAT MAKES A TREND VIABLE,
ESPECIALLY FOR MEGATRENDS AND
GIGATRENDS?

A. HOW LONG IT HAS BEEN AROUND

B. HOW MANY PEOPLE ADOPT IT
C. HOW UNIQUE IT IS
D. HOW MUCH MONEY IS INVESTED IN IT
 WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN MICROTRENDS AND
MACROTRENDS?
A) MICROTRENDS ARE ALWAYS SMALLER THAN
MACROTRENDS
B) MACROTRENDS CAN NEVER BE INFLUENCED BY
MICROTRENDS
C) MICROTRENDS CAN BECOME MACROTRENDS IF THEY
AFFECT MORE LIVES AND SOCIETIES
D. MICROTRENDS WILL REMAIN A MICROTREND
 WHAT IS STRATEGIC ANALYSIS?

A. A QUICK AND READY INSIGHT INTO A PROBLEM

B. AN APPROACH TO DECISION-MAKING BASED ON GUT
FEELING
C. A METHODICAL AND DELIBERATE THINKING PROCESS
THAT BREAKS DOWN COMPLEX PROBLEMS INTO PARTS
D. AN INSTINCTIVE WAY OF UNDERSTANDING SOMETHING
WITHOUT CONSCIOUS REASONING
 WHAT IS INTUITIVE THINKING?

A. A QUICK AND READY INSIGHT INTO A PROBLEM

B. AN APPROACH TO DECISION-MAKING BASED ON GUT
FEELING
C. A METHODICAL AND DELIBERATE THINKING PROCESS
THAT BREAKS DOWN COMPLEX PROBLEMS INTO PARTS
D. AN INSTINCTIVE WAY OF UNDERSTANDING SOMETHING
WITHOUT CONSCIOUS REASONING
 HOW IS INTUITIVE THINKING
AFFECTED?

A. BY CONSCIOUS REASONING
B. BY PRIOR KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCES
C. BY CONTEXT OF THE PROBLEM
D. BY NORMS AND VALUE SYSTEMS WITHIN A
COMMUNITY
 WHEN IS INTUITIVE DECISION-
MAKING MOST USEFUL?
A. WHEN THERE IS TIME FOR DETAILED EXAMINATION
OF THE PROBLEM
B. WHEN IMMEDIATE ACTION IS NEEDED
C. WHEN A PROBLEM CAN BE BROKEN DOWN INTO
PARTS
D. WHEN THERE ARE CLEAR RATIONAL REASONS FOR A
DECISION
 WHICH APPROACH IS GENERALLY
BETTER, RATIONAL REASONING OR
INTUITIVE DECISION-MAKING?
A. RATIONAL REASONING
B. INTUITIVE DECISION-MAKING
C. BOTH APPROACHES ARE BEST COMBINED FOR
BEST RESULTS
D. NEITHER APPROACH IS USEFUL IN DECISION-
MAKING
 WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF NETWORKS A PERSON
IS ENGAGED IN ACCORDING TO ARZADON ET.AL.
(2017)?

A. POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, AND

SOCIOCULTURAL
B. SOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND ACADEMIC
C. POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS, AND ECONOMIC
D. SOCIAL, FINANCIAL, AND EDUCATIONAL
 WHAT DO SOCIAL NETWORKS SERVE AS FOR
PEOPLE WHO SHARE SIMILAR INTERESTS AND
BACKGROUNDS?

A. A WAY TO EXCHANGE MONEY AND GOODS

B. A MEANS TO AVOID COMMUNICATION WITH
OTHERS
C. A SUPPORT SYSTEM AND A WAY TO FORM
COOPERATION
D. AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE IN POLITICS
 WHAT IS A CENTER OF INFLUENCE?

A. A SOCIAL GATHERING FOR PEOPLE TO INTERACT

B. A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO SHARE THE SAME BELIEFS
C. A PERSON WHO CAN GIVE FAVORS AND COMMAND
D. A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT LOANS MONEY
 WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF
COMMUNITY IN SOCIAL NETWORKS?
A. IT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO ENGAGE IN DISTANT
COMMUNICATION
B. IT SERVES AS A PLACE FOR EXCHANGING GOODS AND
SERVICES
C. IT PROVIDES A GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION FOR PEOPLE TO
CONNECT
D. IT OFFERS A WAY TO FORM RELATIONSHIPS WITHOUT
INTERACTION
 WHAT TRANSCENDS THE BOUNDARIES
OF SOCIAL NETWORKS AND REACHES
OTHER KINDS OF NETWORKS?

A. THE CENTER OF INFLUENCE

B. KINSHIP TIES
C. COMMUNITY LEADERS
D. FRIENDSHIP CLUBS
 WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A
POSITIVE EFFECT OF
GLOBALIZATION?
A. INCREASED CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND EXCHANGE
B. INCREASED ECONOMIC INEQUALITY BETWEEN
NATIONS
C. INCREASED ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
D. INCREASED POLITICAL CONFLICT BETWEEN
NATIONS
 WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A
NEGATIVE EFFECT OF
GLOBALIZATION?
A. INCREASED ACCESS TO INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
B. INCREASED AVAILABILITY OF GLOBAL GOODS AND
SERVICES
C. INCREASED SPREAD OF DISEASE AND PANDEMICS
D. INCREASED INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND
COLLABORATION
 WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A
POSITIVE EFFECT OF
GLOBALIZATION?
A. INCREASED JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN DEVELOPING
COUNTRIES
B. INCREASED HOMOGENIZATION OF CULTURES
AND TRADITIONS
C. INCREASED PROTECTIONISM AND ISOLATIONISM
AMONG NATIONS
D. INCREASED CONFLICT AND TENSIONS BETWEEN
NATIONS
 WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN COLLABORATION AND
COOPERATION?
A. COLLABORATION MEANS TO WORK TOGETHER WHILE
COOPERATION MEANS TO WORK INDEPENDENTLY
B. COLLABORATION BENEFITS ALL GROUPS WHILE
COOPERATION BENEFITS ONLY SOME INDIVIDUALS
C. COLLABORATION RESULTS IN DISRUPTED INNOVATION
WHILE COOPERATION RESULTS IN CREATIVE INNOVATION
D. COLLABORATION MEANS UNCONDITIONAL SHARING
WHILE COOPERATION MEANS CONDITIONAL SHARING
 WHAT IS THE ADVANTAGE OF
COLLABORATION?
A. IT BENEFITS ONLY SOME INDIVIDUALS
IN A GROUP
B. IT RESULTS IN DISRUPTED INNOVATION
C. IT BENEFITS ALL GROUPS
D. IT MEETS PERSONAL NEEDS OF
INDIVIDUALS
 WHAT DOES PLANETARY
NETWORK EMPHASIZE?
A. THAT EVERYTHING ON EARTH IS DISCONNECTED
B. THAT EVERYTHING ON EARTH IS
INTERCONNECTED
C. THAT ONLY SOME ELEMENTS ON EARTH ARE
INTERCONNECTED
D. THAT EVERYTHING BEYOND EARTH IS
INTERCONNECTED
 WHAT DOES GLOBAL WARMING
REFER TO?
A. THE RISING OF GLOBAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE
ON EARTH'S SURFACE
B. THE DECREASE OF GLOBAL AVERAGE
TEMPERATURE ON EARTH'S SURFACE
C. THE INCREASE OF OZONE LAYER IN EARTH'S
ATMOSPHERE
D. THE DECREASE OF CARBON EMISSION IN EARTH'S
ATMOSPHERE
 WHAT DOES PRODUCTION REFER
TO?
A. THE USE OF ECONOMIC OR CONSUMER GOODS AND
RESOURCES
B. THE INTERCONNECTIONS AND INTERRELATIONS
AMONG VARIOUS ELEMENTS IN THE NATURAL
ENVIRONMENT
C. THE PREVAILING SET OF ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS
SUCH AS TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY
D. HOW PEOPLE GENERATE AND MANUFACTURE THE
PRODUCTS THEY NEED TO USE, SELL, OR CONSUME
 WHAT DOES HEAVY DEPENDENCE
ON COAL IN PRODUCTION CAUSE?

A. THE DEPLETION OF THE OZONE LAYER

B. THE DESTRUCTION OF THE ECOSYSTEM
C. THE WORSENING OF GLOBAL WARMING
D. ALL OF THE ABOVE
 WHAT IS THE MAIN REASON WHY
WE NEED TO USE OUR RESOURCES?

A. TO HELP REGENERATE AND SUSTAIN THE

ECOSYSTEM
B. TO EXTRACT MORE NATURAL RESOURCES
C. TO PRODUCE AND CONSUME MORE GOODS
D. TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEPLETION OF THE
OZONE LAYER