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WorksheetsPhilo Quiz (Balagot, Costales, Luy)
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 8mins
The philosophical position, championed by B. F. Skinner, which asserts that human freedom is an illusion and all behavior is dictated by environmental and natural causes.
Total Determinism
Humanism
Existentialism
Libertarianism
Sartre’s central claim that humans are born without inherent purpose and must define their meaning and self through their choices and actions.
Existence Precedes Essence
Universal Determinism
Innate Teleology
Predestined Identity
The proponent of Total Determinism who argued that human behavior is primarily controlled by external reinforcement and conditioning.
B. F. Skinner OR BF Skinner
Sigmund Freud
Carl Rogers
Abraham Maslow
For the Existentialists, the state of living without self-deception, where one fully embraces the absolute responsibility of one's choices.
Authentic Existence
Radical Freedom
Objective Morality
Collective Consciousness
The profound emotion Sartre describes as the awareness of total responsibility, not just for oneself, but for all of humanity when making a choice.
Anguish
Euphoria
Indifference
Serenity
Directions: Choose the best answer that correctly applies the philosophical concept. (1 point each) 1. A student fails an exam. She states, "I failed because the professor gave us a bad study guide, and my neighbors were too loud last night." This statement most aligns with:
a. Sartre’s notion of Bad Faith.
b. the concept of Authentic Existence.
c. B. F. Skinner’s model of Total Determinism.
d. Gabriel Marcel’s philosophy of Presence.
According to Jean-Paul Sartre, a person who chooses a career as a teacher is, in that moment, choosing:
The essence that they were predetermined to have.
What all people ought to choose for the universal good.
An image of what a human being is and ought to be.
A result of their early childhood conditioning.
B. F. Skinner would argue that the moral values and choices of a person are ultimately controlled by:
Their absolute freedom to invent their essence.
The genetic makeup and prior environmental reinforcement they have experienced.
A fundamental God-given nature.
Their subjective feeling of anguish when making a decision.
A factory worker believes his unhappy life is simply a consequence of his socio-economic class, which he views as unchangeable fate. Sartre would say this worker is living in:
Presence
Absoluteness
Bad Faith
Total Determinism
Which concept directly contradicts Skinner’s view that all human choices are merely products of external stimuli?
Conditioning
Existence Precedes Essence
Universal Causation
Behavioral Science
1. Determinism (Skinner): B. F. Skinner's concept of Total Determinism would explain Alex's seemingly free decision to leave his family and choose a path of disobedience as:
A result of environmental factors and conditioning, not true free will.
An act of pure personal choice, independent of any influences.
A random event with no underlying cause.
A spiritual awakening leading to self-realization.
Jean-Paul Sartre would interpret Alex's decision as an example of which philosophical concept, demonstrating Alex's absolute freedom and the weight of his responsibility?
Existential freedom and responsibility
Determinism and inevitability
Utilitarian calculation
Moral relativism
The philosophical position, championed by B. F. Skinner, which asserts that human freedom is an illusion and all behavior is dictated by environmental and natural causes.
Total Determinism
Existentialism
Humanism
Libertarianism
Sartre’s central claim that humans are born without inherent purpose and must define their meaning and self through their choices and actions.
Existence Precedes Essence
Determinism
Utilitarianism
Dualism
The proponent of Total Determinism who argued that human behavior is primarily controlled by external reinforcement and conditioning.
B. F. Skinner
Sigmund Freud
Carl Rogers
Abraham Maslow
For the Existentialists, the state of living without self-deception, where one fully embraces the absolute responsibility of one's choices.
Authentic Existence
Bad Faith
Nihilism
Absurdism
The profound emotion Sartre describes as the awareness of total responsibility, not just for oneself, but for all of humanity when making a choice.
Anguish
Euphoria
Indifference
Serenity
A student fails an exam and blames external factors (study guide, neighbors).
Sartre’s notion of Bad Faith.
The genetic makeup and prior environmental reinforcement they have experienced.
An image of what a human being is and ought to be.
According to Sartre, a person who chooses a career as a teacher is, in that moment, choosing:
Sartre’s notion of Bad Faith.
The genetic makeup and prior environmental reinforcement they have experienced.
An image of what a human being is and ought to be.
B. F. Skinner would argue that the moral values and choices of a person are ultimately controlled by:
Sartre’s notion of Bad Faith.
The genetic makeup and prior environmental reinforcement they have experienced.
An image of what a human being is and ought to be.
A factory worker believes his unhappy life is simply a consequence of his unchangeable makeup.
Sartre’s notion of Bad Faith.
The genetic makeup and prior environmental reinforcement they have experienced.
Bad Faith
Which concept directly contradicts Skinner’s view that all human choices are merely products of external stimuli?
Negative Reinforcement
Existence Precedes Essence
Positive Reinforcement
Conditioning
Skinner's theory of determinism can be applied to explain Alex’s disobedience by referring to concepts such as Negative Reinforcement, Positive Reinforcement, reinforcement, and conditioning.
Alex’s disobedience can be explained as a result of conditioning and reinforcement, where behaviors are shaped by consequences such as positive and negative reinforcement.
Alex’s disobedience is solely due to genetic factors, unrelated to reinforcement or conditioning.
Alex’s disobedience is explained by his innate desire to challenge authority, not by reinforcement or conditioning.
Alex’s disobedience is best understood through classical conditioning only, without considering reinforcement.
Scenario Analysis: Existentialism (Sartre) Which concept from Sartre’s existentialism best explains Alex’s decision, considering absolute freedom, responsibility, Existence Precedes Essence, and Bad Faith?
Absolute freedom and responsibility, as Alex chooses and accepts the consequences of his actions.
Bad Faith, as Alex denies his own freedom and responsibility.
Existence Precedes Essence, as Alex’s essence is predetermined.
None of Sartre’s concepts apply to Alex’s decision.
