Question 1

Plato taught that we are at our best when the nonrational parts of our soul are subordinated to the rational part of our soul.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Currently existing computers are in some ways superior to the human brain when it comes to working with data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Traditional Western thought holds that women and men are essentially the same as far as the ability to reason goes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Dostoyevsky's depiction of Raskolnikov in Crime and Punishment demonstrates which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Emotion can play a crucial role in critical thought. 
B)  Emotion has no role to play in critical thought. 
C)  Emotion always plays a crucial role in critical thought. 
D)  Goods should be redistributed from those that do not need them to those that do need them. 
A)  Emotion can play a crucial role in critical thought. 
B)  Emotion has no role to play in critical thought. 
C)  Emotion always plays a crucial role in critical thought. 
D)  Goods should be redistributed from those that do not need them to those that do need them.

Question 5

Author Richard Dawkins points to which of the following figures as being responsible for the virtual destruction of the argument from design?

Accepted Answer

A)  Charles Darwin 
B)  Sigmund Freud 
C)  Thomas Aquinas 
D)  Socrates 
A)  Charles Darwin 
B)  Sigmund Freud 
C)  Thomas Aquinas 
D)  Socrates

Question 6

Gender stereotypes can be harmful for which of the following reasons?

Accepted Answer

A)  They reveal that women are as incapable of reasoning as men. 
B)  They harm men that wish to pursue traditionally female careers. 
C)  They may prevent women from taking on roles that require caring for others. 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  They reveal that women are as incapable of reasoning as men. 
B)  They harm men that wish to pursue traditionally female careers. 
C)  They may prevent women from taking on roles that require caring for others. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 7

Which of the following is a problem with fideism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fideism allows that we can improve or revise our religious beliefs on the basis of reason. 
B)  Fideism gives us no way of knowing which religious beliefs we should hold as a matter of faith. 
C)  Believing something, in itself, shows that it is correct. 
D)  Fideism requires that you only believe religious claims when there is evidence supporting those claims. 
A)  Fideism allows that we can improve or revise our religious beliefs on the basis of reason. 
B)  Fideism gives us no way of knowing which religious beliefs we should hold as a matter of faith. 
C)  Believing something, in itself, shows that it is correct. 
D)  Fideism requires that you only believe religious claims when there is evidence supporting those claims.

Question 8

Reason is the process of coming to conclusions based on feelings and self-interest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Faith is more than mere belief in the existence of God.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Critical rationalists interpret the story of Abraham and Isaac as a test only of Abraham's faith in God.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  If women are more emotional than men, then it follows they are less capable of reasoning. 
B)  Traditional Western conceptions of women paint them as less capable of reasoning than men. 
C)  Almost all Western conceptions of reason make room for the appropriate use of emotion in reasoning. 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  If women are more emotional than men, then it follows they are less capable of reasoning. 
B)  Traditional Western conceptions of women paint them as less capable of reasoning than men. 
C)  Almost all Western conceptions of reason make room for the appropriate use of emotion in reasoning. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 12

Former Vice President Al Gore holds that sensationalized depictions of violence in the media have lead to a greater tolerance for injustice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is true of the relationship between gender/racial stereotypes and critical thinking?

Accepted Answer

A)  Traditional gender and racial stereotypes show that some people are simply not as capable of critical thought as others. 
B)  Such stereotypes are barriers to critical thought, since they prevent you from considering other points of view. 
C)  Gender stereotypes show that women are too emotional for critical thought. 
D)  Gender stereotypes show that only men should be allowed in public office, where the use of reason is most important. 
A)  Traditional gender and racial stereotypes show that some people are simply not as capable of critical thought as others. 
B)  Such stereotypes are barriers to critical thought, since they prevent you from considering other points of view. 
C)  Gender stereotypes show that women are too emotional for critical thought. 
D)  Gender stereotypes show that only men should be allowed in public office, where the use of reason is most important.

Question 14

Liberal feminists hold which of the following positions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gender differences are solely the result of biological ingrained dispositions. 
B)  Gender differences are mostly the result of differences in socialization. 
C)  Women are not as capable of rational thought as men. 
D)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  Gender differences are solely the result of biological ingrained dispositions. 
B)  Gender differences are mostly the result of differences in socialization. 
C)  Women are not as capable of rational thought as men. 
D)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 15

Which of the following best defines "emotional intelligence"?

Accepted Answer

A)  the ability to ignore the influence of emotions when reasoning 
B)  the ability to accurately perceive, appraise, and express emotions 
C)  the ability to use the fear and self-interest of others to make them believe what you would like them to believe 
D)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  the ability to ignore the influence of emotions when reasoning 
B)  the ability to accurately perceive, appraise, and express emotions 
C)  the ability to use the fear and self-interest of others to make them believe what you would like them to believe 
D)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 16

One criticism of critical rationalism is that not all people have direct knowledge of God.Which of the following is a response critical rationalists have offered to this criticism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Revelation must be available to all in order to for it to be a source of knowledge. 
B)  Beliefs held as a matter of faith need not be consistent with reason. 
C)  There is not sufficient evidence for a belief in God that is independent of faith. 
D)  None of these answers are responses critical rationalists have offered to the criticism. 
A)  Revelation must be available to all in order to for it to be a source of knowledge. 
B)  Beliefs held as a matter of faith need not be consistent with reason. 
C)  There is not sufficient evidence for a belief in God that is independent of faith. 
D)  None of these answers are responses critical rationalists have offered to the criticism.

Question 17

According to Herbert Simon,computers are able to feel emotions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following is true,according to evolutionary theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Only human beings are capable of thought. 
B)  Human beings are part of a divinely instituted order among beings. Humans are above animals, but below angels and God. 
C)  Reason is an adaptation of humans and other animals that promotes survival. 
D)  All animals are capable of using reason. 
A)  Only human beings are capable of thought. 
B)  Human beings are part of a divinely instituted order among beings. Humans are above animals, but below angels and God. 
C)  Reason is an adaptation of humans and other animals that promotes survival. 
D)  All animals are capable of using reason.

Question 19

All reasoning is a conscious activity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Plato taught that we are at our best when the nonrational parts of our soul are subordinated to the rational part of our soul.

Currently existing computers are in some ways superior to the human brain when it comes to working with data.

Traditional Western thought holds that women and men are essentially the same as far as the ability to reason goes.

Dostoyevsky's depiction of Raskolnikov in Crime and Punishment demonstrates which of the following?

Author Richard Dawkins points to which of the following figures as being responsible for the virtual destruction of the argument from design?

Gender stereotypes can be harmful for which of the following reasons?

Which of the following is a problem with fideism?

Reason is the process of coming to conclusions based on feelings and self-interest.

Faith is more than mere belief in the existence of God.

Critical rationalists interpret the story of Abraham and Isaac as a test only of Abraham's faith in God.

Which of the following is true?

Former Vice President Al Gore holds that sensationalized depictions of violence in the media have lead to a greater tolerance for injustice.

Which of the following is true of the relationship between gender/racial stereotypes and critical thinking?

Liberal feminists hold which of the following positions?

Which of the following best defines "emotional intelligence"?

One criticism of critical rationalism is that not all people have direct knowledge of God.Which of the following is a response critical rationalists have offered to this criticism?

According to Herbert Simon,computers are able to feel emotions.

Which of the following is true,according to evolutionary theory?

All reasoning is a conscious activity.

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Exam 2: Reason and Emotion

Plato taught that we are at our best when the nonrational parts of our soul are subordinated to the rational part of our soul.

Currently existing computers are in some ways superior to the human brain when it comes to working with data.

Traditional Western thought holds that women and men are essentially the same as far as the ability to reason goes.

Dostoyevsky's depiction of Raskolnikov in Crime and Punishment demonstrates which of the following?

Author Richard Dawkins points to which of the following figures as being responsible for the virtual destruction of the argument from design?

Gender stereotypes can be harmful for which of the following reasons?

Which of the following is a problem with fideism?

Reason is the process of coming to conclusions based on feelings and self-interest.

Faith is more than mere belief in the existence of God.

Critical rationalists interpret the story of Abraham and Isaac as a test only of Abraham's faith in God.

Which of the following is true?

Former Vice President Al Gore holds that sensationalized depictions of violence in the media have lead to a greater tolerance for injustice.

Which of the following is true of the relationship between gender/racial stereotypes and critical thinking?

Liberal feminists hold which of the following positions?

Which of the following best defines "emotional intelligence"?

One criticism of critical rationalism is that not all people have direct knowledge of God.Which of the following is a response critical rationalists have offered to this criticism?

According to Herbert Simon,computers are able to feel emotions.

Which of the following is true,according to evolutionary theory?

All reasoning is a conscious activity.

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

Filters