WorksheetsMoral Dilemmas Zoller Final
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 22mins
What is prejudice according to the document?
A systematic disadvantage based on one's identity
An internal phenomenon
A fixed, oversimplified belief that is widely held and never critically examined
A systematic advantage based on one's identity
What does 'implicit bias' refer to?
A belief that is conscious and critically examined
Prejudice that is unconscious and may even reject in terms of conscious thoughts
A systematic advantage based on one's identity
An external phenomenon
How is 'discrimination' characterized in the document?
An internal phenomenon
A systematic disadvantage based on one's identity
An external phenomenon
A fixed, oversimplified belief
What is meant by 'privilege' in the document?
A systematic disadvantage based on one's identity
An external phenomenon
A systematic advantage based on one's identity
A fixed, oversimplified belief
What does 'oppression' signify in the document?
A systematic advantage based on one's identity
An external phenomenon
A systematic disadvantage based on one's identity
A fixed, oversimplified belief
What is a 'stereotype' according to the document?
A systematic disadvantage based on one's identity
An internal phenomenon
An external phenomenon
A fixed, oversimplified belief that is widely held and never critically examined
What does 'covert' imply in the context of the document?
A belief that is conscious and critically examined
An external phenomenon
A systematic advantage based on one's identity
Subtle (like dog-whistling)
What does 'De jure' refer to in the document?
In values/worldview
In law
Personal set of beliefs
Large philosophers and concepts
What does 'De facto' mean according to the document?
In law
Personal set of beliefs
Large philosophers and concepts
In values/worldview
What does 'Big P' represent in the document?
Personal set of beliefs
In law
Large philosophers and concepts
In values/worldview
What does 'Little P' stand for in the document?
Large philosophers and concepts
In law
In values/worldview
Personal set of beliefs
What does the acronym WRAITEC stand for?
What does Maureen Linker's concept of Intellectual Empathy involve?
Feeling someone's pain to understand their moral values.
Feeling someone's pain to understand their worldview more intimately.
Feeling someone's pain to sympathize with their emotional state.
Feeling someone's pain to enhance personal moral judgment.
Which of the following is NOT one of the Five Skills of Intellectual Empathy as described by Maureen Linker?
Understanding invisibility of privilege.
Knowing that social identity is intersectional.
Ignoring the impact of social structures.
Using the model of cooperative reasoning.
What does the term "Unseeing" refer to in the context of social identity?
Recognizing and addressing structural biases.
Attributing problems to the individual rather than their surroundings.
Understanding the invisibility of privilege.
Applying the principle of conditional trust.
What does the 'Web of Belief' refer to in the context provided?
A network of interconnected beliefs where a change in one belief affects others
A collection of unrelated beliefs held by an individual
A web-based platform for sharing personal beliefs
A scientific method for validating beliefs
How is an Empirical Belief justified according to the text?
Through moral judgments
Through observations and experiences
By the number of people who share the belief
Through religious texts
What is at the center of the 'Web of Belief' as mentioned in the document?
Cognitive Schema
Moral beliefs
Empirical Evidence
Confirmation Bias
What does 'Colorblindness' refer to in the provided text?
A visual impairment where individuals cannot see colors
A racial ideology that suggests ending discrimination by treating individuals without regard to race/culture/identity
A strategy for enhancing diversity in institutions
A cognitive schema that helps in better understanding of concepts
According to the text, what is 'Diversity Fatigue'?
The exhaustion one feels after a diverse range of experiences
The tiredness caused by the lack of diversity
The fatigue from performative actions by institutions to address oppression that are not nuanced
A medical condition caused by excessive exposure to diverse environments
What is 'Pseudoreasoning' as defined in the document?
A logical way of reasoning that is universally accepted
Persuasion that meets the criteria for a minimally good argument
Persuasion that does not meet the criteria for a minimally good argument and appeals to emotion
A type of reasoning that is based on empirical evidence
What is Cooperative Reasoning?
A type of debate strategy that focuses on winning arguments
A type of intellectual empathy that involves accessing relevant feelings, experiences, and data
A method of individual decision-making without considering others' perspectives
A negotiation technique used exclusively in business settings
What does Conditional Trust occur?
When we have complete faith in someone's abilities
When we engage in a closed-minded conversation
When we engage in an open-minded conversation with someone we interpret as well-meaning even in disagreement
When we have no trust in the other person's intentions
Which of the following is NOT one of the Four Conditions to have Conditional Trust?
Willingness to reflect on relevant counterevidence
Acceptance of supporting evidence from partner
Insistence on personal feelings taking precedence over facts
Understanding that people can make mistakes
What does being a Social Fool entail?
Following social norms without questioning
Suspending self-concept to examine the roles that may be holding us back
Ignoring social identities and cultural norms
Being naive in social interactions
What is Double Consciousness?
The ability to understand and maintain two different sets of morals
When people within a society with a minority status must know the beliefs and values of the majority to navigate and survive
Having a dual personality that changes based on the social setting
The phenomenon of remembering something in two distinct ways
What act did President Johnson sign on August 6th, 1965?
Civil Rights Act
Voting Rights Act
Equal Employment Opportunity Act
Fair Housing Act
According to the text, what does King's stance as an anti-racist, anti-segregationist, and anti-war advocate involve?
Being reactive and avoiding conflict
Being proactive in standing up for justice and avoiding violence
Promoting racial division and conflict
Encouraging war as a means to achieve justice
What is the meaning of "Somebodiness" as described in the text?
The importance of social status
The refusal to be ashamed about one's identity
The desire to conform to social norms
The feeling of superiority over others
What does the term "Group Unity" refer to in the context of the text?
The exclusion of different opinions within a group
The importance of having a single opinion within a group
Respecting differences of opinion while striving for a common goal
The need for uniformity in thought and action within a group
What is the "Negro Dilemma" as mentioned in the text?
The challenge of overcoming racial stereotypes
The burden of racial injustice and the expectation to be productive and responsible
The difficulty in achieving economic equality
The struggle to maintain cultural identity
What does Knowing Thyself entail?
Self-awareness, understanding, and reflectivity
Refusal to be ashamed of one's social identity
Understanding of one's Web of Beliefs
Knowing how to spell your name
What are concepts, according to Maureen Linker?
Beliefs at the center of your Web
Person, place, or thing
Ways we experience concepts in certain experiences (positive or negative depending on exposure)
Ideas that we know about a certain object based on instances we had with it
What is Cognitive Schema, according to Maureen Linker?
An internal phenomenon
Our Web of Beliefs
Ways we experience concepts in certain experiences (positive or negative depending on exposure)
Ideas that we know about a certain object based on instances we had with it
What are Maureen Linker's two definitions of an Argument?
A set of statements including reason (premise) in support of a conclusion (arguer's point of view)
A fistfight
A heated disagreement between two parties
A discussion in which both parties assume the worst of one another
What is a Landmine?
People who disagree with you
People who are not candidates for intellectual empathy due to a lack in vulnerability, conditional trust, or safety
A type of bomb
People who have prejudices and biases
What does Maureen Linker mean by "worlds?"
A social space created by social identities and cultural norms; not imaginary but inhabited by real people
A different country
A place that speaks a different language
A social space created by social identities and cultural norm; an imaginary concept
What is Power at its best, according to MLK?
The control of a large population
Love implementing the demands of the majority
The majority implementing the demands of the few
Love implementing the demands of justice
When is Justice at its best, according to MLK?
Love correcting everything that stands against the majority
Love correcting everything that stands against love
Power correcting everything that stands against justice
Love correcting everything that stands against power
