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PHIL 210 UNC Chapel Hill Philosophy & Decision Making Study Guide

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PHILOSOPHY 210: EXAM 2
instructions
This exam consists of 25 multiple choice questions and covers the material
in Chapters 6 through 10. There are five questions from each chapter.
Question 1
A set of statements designed to convince others that an action or idea is right or wrong is a type of
_________.
agreement
argument
evaluation
hypothesis
Question 2
Steven has to produce a survey for his class project due tomorrow, although he really wants to go to the local
high school football game tonight with his father. Steven decides to hand out a survey at the gate of the
football stadium which holds roughly 1,000 fans. The survey reads, "Do you prefer sport activities that focus
on group achievement or individual achievements?" Which of the following explains why this question could
lead to obtaining poor data?
The sample is biased.
The sample size is too small.
The survey question is manipulative.
There is missing background information.
Question 3
Courtnie has been allergic to cats as long as she can remember; this requires her doctor to give her an allergy
shot. On her 26th birthday she spends the day in a house with cats and has no reaction. Therefore the allergy
shot has helped Courtnie overcome her reaction to cats. The explanation for why she had no reaction
describes which of the following?

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causal relationship
conspiracy theory
non-falsifiable hypothesis
pseudoscientific conclusion
Question 4
Statistics come from gathering and ________data.
disputing
analyzing
ignoring
altering
Question 5
Conspiracy theories often lack which of the following?
Question 6
Which is a strategy to use to help generate multiple options to solve a problem?
Go with the first option that comes to you.
Look at the problem from different perspectives.
Immediately assess and discard every option that you think of.
Decide the problem is not important enough to solve.
Question 7
Matt and his roommate Gamal argue repeatedly about wearing shoes in the house versus taking them off at
the door. Eventually, both are fed up with constantly arguing. They decide to sit down and talk, and not get
up until they come to a resolution. This is an example of which decision-making strategy?
stating the problem as clearly as possible

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PHILOSOPHY 210: EXAM 2 instructions This exam consists of 25 multiple choice questions and covers the material in Chapters 6 through 10. There are five questions from each chapter. Question 1 A set of statements designed to convince others that an action or idea is right or wrong is a type of _________. agreement argument evaluation hypothesis Question 2 Steven has to produce a survey for his class project due tomorrow, although he really wants to go to the local high school football game tonight with his father. Steven decides to hand out a survey at the gate of the football stadium which holds roughly 1,000 fans. The survey reads, "Do you prefer sport activities that focus on group achievement or individual achievements?" Which of the following explains why this question could lead to obtaining poor data? The sample is biased. The sample size is too small. The survey question is manipulative. There is missing background information. Question 3 Courtnie has been allergic to cats as long as she can remember; this requires her doctor to give her an allergy shot. On her 26th birthday she spends the day in a house with cats and has no reaction. Therefore the allergy shot has helped Courtnie overcome her reaction to cats. The explanation for why she had no reaction describes which of the following? causal relationship conspiracy theory non-falsifiable hypothesis pseudoscientific conclusion Question 4 Statistics come from gathering and ________data. disputing analyzing ignori ...
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