Self Quiz Chapter 5: Psychology and Morality

. Milgram's experiments suggest that people can be led to act immorally when subject to

stressful situations.

jail.

authority.

bribery.

. Kahneman's two Systems

reflect the workings of very different components of the brain.

are convenient ways of talking about human mental processes.

characterize ways different people tend to think.

explain why some people are more inclined to act morally.

. Framing

links associations between words and concepts, motor activities, and emotions.

causes our later impressions to be influenced by our first impressions.

can lead people to different conclusions depending on how the problem is presented.

can be problematic if the mind creates an unfairly biased understanding of the problem at hand.

. The halo effect

links associations between words and concepts, motor activities, and emotions.

causes our later impressions to be influenced by our first impressions.

can lead people to different conclusions depending on how the problem is presented.

can be problematic if the mind creates an unfairly biased understanding of the problem at hand.

. Which of the following describes the relationship between Systems 1 and 2?

System 1 receives the outputs of System 2.

System 2 receives the outputs of System 1.

The two systems are constantly sending signals back and forth between each other.

The two systems do not interact.

. To defend ourselves against committing System 2 mistakes, we can

employ stereotypes to establish a coherent picture more quickly.

trust our first gut reactions.

expand our background knowledge.

adjust our motivations.

. Clifford considers it morally wrong to believe some remarkable claim on the basis of

insufficient evidence.

sufficient evidence.

scientific evidence.

expert knowledge.

. Psychological situationism maintains that behaviors are mainly determined by an individual's moral character traits.

True

False

. System 1 always tries to give us coherent pictures or ways of viewing things that make sense to us, even if that picture is not entirely accurate.

True

False

. Choice architecture can help individuals make a good choice, however, it can also be used to take advantage of our susceptibilities.

True

False

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