Question 1. What is the structure (three components) Chaffee uses when discussing perception.
A. Knowing, perceiving, believing
B. Selecting, organizing, interpreting
C. Assessing, analyzing, interpreting
D. Understanding, listening, believing
Question 2. How does Chaffee define believing?
A. Only the things that we can prove to be true.
B. That which we perceive to be true.
C. Interpretations, evaluations, conclusions or predictions about the world that we endorse as true.
D. Anything we have learned from life experience.
Question 3. What questions does Chaffee think people need to ask when confronted with conflicting versions of something that has happened?
A. Open-ended questions that explore other's perceptions.
B. Basic Yes or No questions that get to the heart of the issue quickly and directly.
C. Trick questions to test the validity of someone's logic.
D. Questions should not be asked - you should let the two people talk it out.
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Question 4. Why do you think Chaffee adds a moral component to decision-making? Why would you want to practice "moral decision-making" in your life?
A. It will make you a happier person, and promote the happiness of others.
B. So you never have to justify your actions.
C. To be assured you will always make the right decision.
D. To be respected by others.
Question 5. On what is the credibility of a judgment dependent, according to Chaffee?
A. The extent to which we could prove our judgment.
B. How much we perceive to be true based on our life experience.
C. The criteria used to make the judgment and the evidence or reasons that support these criteria.
D. How well we can communicate our judgment.
Question 6. Why does Chaffee define "facts" as better beliefs?
A. Because if we have facts, our beliefs are better than someone who does not have facts.
B. It recognizes that there could be more we don't know.
C. So that we don't sound like a "know-it all."
D. Because having the facts is better.
Question 7. What are the guidelines Chaffee provides for discussing our judgments with others who might not agree with us?
A. Be clear about the standards you are using and justify those standards.
B. Make sure the other person doesn't have a chance to make more points than you.
C. Have others around you who believe the same way you do.
D. Listen to the opposing view, but stand firm in your own.
Question 8. On what is the credibility of a judgment dependent, according to Chaffee?
A. The extent to which we could prove our judgment.
B. How much we perceive to be true based on our life experience.
C. The criteria used to make the judgment and the evidence or reasons that support these criteria.
D. How well we can communicate our judgment.
Question
1. Match the three concepts covered in this chapter - reporting information, inferring and judging - with their definitions
2.Reporting information
Inferring
Judging
A. describing the world in ways that express an evaluation based on certain criteria
B. describing the world in ways that are based on factual information yet going beyond this information to make statements about what is not currently known
C. describing the world in ways that can be verified through investigation
Question 2 . What do inferences do that verifiable information cannot?
A. Inferences allow us to predict and calculate risks.
B. Inferences allow us to fill in the blanks of missing information.
C. Inferences allow us to dream.
D. A and B
E. None of the above
F. All of the above
Question 3 . Why does Chaffee define "facts" as better beliefs?
A. Because if we have facts, our beliefs are better than someone who does not have facts.
B. It recognizes that there could be more we don't know.
C. So that we don't sound like a "know-it all."
D. Because having the facts is better.