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WorksheetsCognitive biases, ToK terms, and truth tests
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 4mins
When Japan invaded Manchuia (the northeast part of China), they justified it as a "civilizing mission" where Japan would bring knowledge and modernization to a broken society. This masked Japan's exploitative goal of wanting China's resources. This propaganda is called
confirmation bias
reciprocity
the framing effect
implicit bias
Writers of the First Thanksgiving have often romanticized the dinner to be one of friendship rather than addressing the displacement of the Wampanoag from their land. The belief in this historical myth rather than truth is due to
reciprocity
the availability heuristic
the placebo effect
the correspondence test
When using the correspondence truth test, one needs to justify the claim through
usefulness
a majority
agreement with one's beliefs
empirical evidence
When pain became the 5th vital sign, this changed the way a doctor might evaluate a patient. This change could be described as
numerical certainty
objective reporting
a paradigm shift
dogmatic thinking
Which ToK term most applies to the Sacklers and their ability to promote oxycontin despite its dangers?
certainty
power
perspective
interpretation
New York City has backed the use of technology to improve safety. Digidog will be used in hazardous situations such as a barricaded gunman. K5 is another robot that will patrol Times Square. The use of technology in dangerous situations corresponds to positive outcomes and it is __________ to believe this will lessen the risk to officers.
pragmatic
divergent
dogmatic
convergent
Steel mills, oil refineries, and other major carbon emitters may no longer need to report their greenhouse gases. This is being promoted as a savings to businesses when it is also an elimination of climate regulations. This is
the framing effect
implicit bias
the anchoring effect
the availability bias
When California proposes a law, it can have a global impact because if California were its own country, it would be the 4th largest economy in the world surpassing India and the United Kingdom. Which ToK term best fits this issue?
responsibility
values
justification
power
This truth test is the basis for religious and ethical knowledge as it is based in one's beliefs.
coherence
consensus
correspondence
pragmatic
Even though Johnson & Johnson claimed that their baby powder was safe, internal documents from the 1970s show that the company was aware of its asbestos contamination and its risk as a carcinogen. The claim that their talcum powder was safe does not pass this truth test.
coherence
consensus
correspondence
pragmatic
