Question 1

No one in the twenty-first century believes that women should be confined to the home.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Aristotle held that women and men are essentially the same.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

According to the educator Nel Noddings,critical thought should not only be limited to reason,but should also involve empathy and caring for others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Which of the following is a way that emotion can help us reason better?

Accepted Answer

A)  Emotion can help us notice problems. 
B)  Emotion can move us to resolve problems. 
C)  Emotion can help us to consider problems from the perspective of others. 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  Emotion can help us notice problems. 
B)  Emotion can move us to resolve problems. 
C)  Emotion can help us to consider problems from the perspective of others. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 5

Which of the following is a description of the Turing test?

Accepted Answer

A)  A computer scientist tests how many computations a computer can perform per second to determine whether or not the computer is intelligent. 
B)  A computer is given a series of questions and, if it answers enough of them correctly, it is intelligent. 
C)  A human being has two conversations through a computer screen. One conversation is with another human. One conversation is with a computer. If the human is unable to consistently tell which conversation is with the computer, then the computer is intelligent. 
D)  A computer is asked to perform a series of mathematical calculations. If it can do so without complaining, then it is intelligent. 
A)  A computer scientist tests how many computations a computer can perform per second to determine whether or not the computer is intelligent. 
B)  A computer is given a series of questions and, if it answers enough of them correctly, it is intelligent. 
C)  A human being has two conversations through a computer screen. One conversation is with another human. One conversation is with a computer. If the human is unable to consistently tell which conversation is with the computer, then the computer is intelligent. 
D)  A computer is asked to perform a series of mathematical calculations. If it can do so without complaining, then it is intelligent.

Question 6

Rationalism requires that we reject the existence of God.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is true about our ability to reason?

Accepted Answer

A)  Individuals tend to reason well regardless of context. 
B)  Individuals tend to reason poorly regardless of context. 
C)  Formal training in reasoning makes no difference in one's ability to reason in unfamiliar contexts. 
D)  Individuals tend to reason better in familiar contexts. 
A)  Individuals tend to reason well regardless of context. 
B)  Individuals tend to reason poorly regardless of context. 
C)  Formal training in reasoning makes no difference in one's ability to reason in unfamiliar contexts. 
D)  Individuals tend to reason better in familiar contexts.

Question 8

Science can prove that the world exists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following is true of dreams?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dreams are capable of helping us solve our problems. 
B)  Dreams are completely understood by science. 
C)  Dreams have never been a source of important ideas. 
D)  Dreams are merely the release of irrational impulses and emotions. 
A)  Dreams are capable of helping us solve our problems. 
B)  Dreams are completely understood by science. 
C)  Dreams have never been a source of important ideas. 
D)  Dreams are merely the release of irrational impulses and emotions.

Question 10

Which of the following is a component of reason?

Accepted Answer

A)  sets of premises that provide support for conclusions 
B)  appeals to self-interest 
C)  appeals to fear 
D)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  sets of premises that provide support for conclusions 
B)  appeals to self-interest 
C)  appeals to fear 
D)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT one of the five "proofs" of God asserted by Thomas Aquinas?

Accepted Answer

A)  the unmoved mover 
B)  the cosmological argument 
C)  the big bang 
D)  the argument from design 
A)  the unmoved mover 
B)  the cosmological argument 
C)  the big bang 
D)  the argument from design

Question 12

Confucianism places particular importance on ridding yourself of emotions and relationships.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Critical thought requires that you ignore your emotions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Emotions can sometimes be a barrier to critical thought.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is a strategy that falls under the heading of reason?

Accepted Answer

A)  deduction 
B)  spatial-temporal reasoning 
C)  generalization 
D)  imagination 
E)  All of these are strategies that fall under the heading of reason. 
A)  deduction 
B)  spatial-temporal reasoning 
C)  generalization 
D)  imagination 
E)  All of these are strategies that fall under the heading of reason.

Question 16

Which of the following is supposed to be demonstrated by the Taoist analogy between the relationship between ice and water and the relationship between reason and emotion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Just as ice and water are distinct things, reason and emotion are completely distinct. 
B)  Just as ice and water are not quite identical and not quite distinct, reason and emotion are two aspects of the same thing and yet they differ in some ways. 
C)  Just as ice and water are really the same thing, reason and emotion are two aspects of one thing and so they do not differ at all from each other. 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  Just as ice and water are distinct things, reason and emotion are completely distinct. 
B)  Just as ice and water are not quite identical and not quite distinct, reason and emotion are two aspects of the same thing and yet they differ in some ways. 
C)  Just as ice and water are really the same thing, reason and emotion are two aspects of one thing and so they do not differ at all from each other. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 17

Empathy has no role to play in critical thought.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

No scientists believe that computers can be conscious.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following allowed Temple Grandin to design more humane means of slaughtering cattle?

Accepted Answer

A)  She treated the cattle as incapable of reason and purely driven by instinct. 
B)  She kept a dream journal. 
C)  She used imagination and spatial-temporal reasoning. 
D)  She relied purely on rational argumentation. 
A)  She treated the cattle as incapable of reason and purely driven by instinct. 
B)  She kept a dream journal. 
C)  She used imagination and spatial-temporal reasoning. 
D)  She relied purely on rational argumentation.

Question 20

Critical rationalists maintain which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  All religious beliefs must be supported by evidence. 
B)  Religious beliefs can be held in the face of contrary evidence. 
C)  Religious beliefs can be based on faith, while remaining consistent with the evidence. 
D)  Religious beliefs should never be held, because there is no possible evidence that can support the existence of God. 
A)  All religious beliefs must be supported by evidence. 
B)  Religious beliefs can be held in the face of contrary evidence. 
C)  Religious beliefs can be based on faith, while remaining consistent with the evidence. 
D)  Religious beliefs should never be held, because there is no possible evidence that can support the existence of God.

No one in the twenty-first century believes that women should be confined to the home.

Aristotle held that women and men are essentially the same.

According to the educator Nel Noddings,critical thought should not only be limited to reason,but should also involve empathy and caring for others.

Which of the following is a way that emotion can help us reason better?

Which of the following is a description of the Turing test?

Rationalism requires that we reject the existence of God.

Which of the following is true about our ability to reason?

Science can prove that the world exists.

Which of the following is true of dreams?

Which of the following is a component of reason?

Which of the following is NOT one of the five "proofs" of God asserted by Thomas Aquinas?

Confucianism places particular importance on ridding yourself of emotions and relationships.

Critical thought requires that you ignore your emotions.

Emotions can sometimes be a barrier to critical thought.

Which of the following is a strategy that falls under the heading of reason?

Which of the following is supposed to be demonstrated by the Taoist analogy between the relationship between ice and water and the relationship between reason and emotion?

Empathy has no role to play in critical thought.

No scientists believe that computers can be conscious.

Which of the following allowed Temple Grandin to design more humane means of slaughtering cattle?

Critical rationalists maintain which of the following?

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Exam 2: Reason and Emotion

No one in the twenty-first century believes that women should be confined to the home.

Aristotle held that women and men are essentially the same.

According to the educator Nel Noddings,critical thought should not only be limited to reason,but should also involve empathy and caring for others.

Which of the following is a way that emotion can help us reason better?

Which of the following is a description of the Turing test?

Rationalism requires that we reject the existence of God.

Which of the following is true about our ability to reason?

Science can prove that the world exists.

Which of the following is true of dreams?

Which of the following is a component of reason?

Which of the following is NOT one of the five "proofs" of God asserted by Thomas Aquinas?

Confucianism places particular importance on ridding yourself of emotions and relationships.

Critical thought requires that you ignore your emotions.

Emotions can sometimes be a barrier to critical thought.

Which of the following is a strategy that falls under the heading of reason?

Which of the following is supposed to be demonstrated by the Taoist analogy between the relationship between ice and water and the relationship between reason and emotion?

Empathy has no role to play in critical thought.

No scientists believe that computers can be conscious.

Which of the following allowed Temple Grandin to design more humane means of slaughtering cattle?

Critical rationalists maintain which of the following?

Critical Thinking: Why Its Important?

Language and Communication

Knowledge, Evidence, and Errors in Thinking

Informal Fallacies

Recognizing, Analyzing, and Constructing Arguments

Inductive Arguments

Deductive Arguments

Ethics and Moral Decision Making

Marketing and Advertising

Mass Media

Science

Law and Politics

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