Ethics in Criminal Justice Lesson 8 Exam 8 100

Question 1 (5/5 points) The ethical life requires that we make good decisions, and good decisions are __________ decisions. emotional justified personal unreasoned Question 2 (5/5 points) When conclusions are reached on the basis of reasons, we say that we have made a/an: inference. guess. inquiry. error. Question 3 (5/5 points) In __________, Plato asks us to envision an underground cave with the mouth open toward the light of a fire, and in the cave are prisoner cave-dwellers who can see only the cave wall directly in front of them. Nichomachean Ethics The Republic The Categorical Imperative Kohlberg's Model of Moral Development Question 4 (5/5 points) Plato's cave demonstrates the need to __________ rather than accept things as they appear or are taught to us. relax transcend think rest Question 5 (5/5 points) __________ is a form of social organization in which men and typically masculine values are granted priority over women and values that are customarily defined as feminine. Patriarchy Ethnocentrism Matriarchy Anarchy This study source was downloaded by from CourseH on :54:09 GMT -05:00 ethics Question 6 (5/5 points) Broadly speaking, there are two basic types of reasoning: theoretical reasoning and: pure reasoning. emotional reasoning. practical reasoning. biased reasoning. Question 7 (5/5 points) __________ is the willing suspension of belief pending investigation of reasons. Suspicion Detriment Skepticism Stereotyping Question 8 (5/5 points) Although reasoning is a complicated process, on its most basic level it consists of two units of analysis: reasons (sometimes called "premises") and: questions. emotions. skepticism. conclusions. Question 9 (5/5 points) The goals of critical thinking include all of the following EXCEPT: understanding and evaluating reasoning. making well-reasoned choices and decisions. being fair-minded, avoiding the traps or pitfalls of emotion. paying attention to and acting on our feelings. Question 10 (5/5 points) When we use authority, we need to carefully assess all of the following EXCEPT: the reliability of the source and whether other sources can corroborate the word of the authority. whether the authority is popular and has name recognition worldwide. whether the authority is sufficiently trained/educated on the subject matter to be regarded as an authority. whether the authority has good reasons for making the claims that it does. This study source was downloaded by from CourseH on :54:09 GMT -05:00 Question 11 (5/5 points) An "appeal to tradition," in support of a belief or decision, appeals to the: need to choose the conservative or cautious option. longevity of the belief, law, practice, etc. majority belief. emotions. Question 12 (5/5 points) Hasty inductions are conclusions about a population based on: population studies conducted in too short a time frame. slothful induction based on a refusal to accept the available evidence. an insufficient number of cases. an insufficient number of social scientists studying the samples. Question 13 (5/5 points) The __________ holds that if we judge a practice or behavior to be morally right, we must also judge all morally similar practices to be equally right. rule of consistency doctrine of the mean principle of the examined-life principle of universalizability Question 14 (5/5 points) Consequences have a number of dimensions that can be all of the following EXCEPT: predictable or unpredictable. intended or unintended. talkative or silent. immediate or long-term. Question 15 (5/5 points)