Two Part Question:
- Explain the justification for believing in morals and the benefits that morals have on society.
- How is it easier for people to live in a society with morals rather than a society without them.
(_______) is an unexpected happening that prompts a sense of inner discomfort and perplexity.
Answer: (Trigger Event)
Top 3 Question for Group.
I am unlikely to ask a simple fill in the blank in this class, but I might adapt the question.
Explain the difference between the nature of meaning and that of emotions. Give examples of both.
Explain what is meant by critical thinking.
(_______) are all those people who assest us to become critical thinkers.
Answer: Helpers
What is PMI?
plus, minus, interesting - a method of evaluating choices
What is the difference between Bandura's Theory of Social Cognition and Skinner's version of Social Cognition?
Answer: Skinner says people react to stimuli. Bandura says they also shape it.
Question: "Sorry I am late to class. My car ran out of gas." This is an example of (_______).
Answer: External Locus
Top 3 Question for Group
More generally, of attribution theory, and of the fundamental attribution error.
What are the two alternative interpretations of the concept of critical think? Explain the two:
- Emancipatory learning - learners become aware of the forces that have brought them to their current situation taking action to change
- Dialectical Thinking - a particular form of critical thinking that focuses on the understanding and resolution of contradictions
What are the four ways we make sense of our lives?
Answer: Purpose, Value, Efficacy, Self-Worth.
Give an example of a semantic network and briefly explain what it is/
Answer: 
,
where all outer words relate to center.
In Cognition and Self what are the three things that influence our behavior? Please give the word and what it means.
Answer: Values are something that you believe fundamentally. Attitudes are how you fell about it. Belief is something you believe.
In the book Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman, a story is illustrated about a man who reacts to a boy falling in the water before he actually knows that this has occurred. Name the part of the brain that allows for this to occur, and then go on to explain how this works.
Answer: Amygdala: The amygdala receives a signal across a single synapse from the talamus allowing it to respond before he neocortex. Altogether this allows for emotional response rather than rational response because a person reacts before there is any recognition of the reality of the situation.
What are the four meanings of life and describe them in your own words.
Answer: Value, purpose, Efficacy, Self-worth
Top 3 Question for Group
Note relationship to Amanda Luisi's question, above.
How can we facilitate critical thinking upon others?
Answer:
- Listen to them
- Affirm person
- Be supportive of what they are saying
- Act as a model
- Summarize conversation
- Motivate them
(_______) is the ability to understand other people, what motivates them and how they work.
Answer: Interpersonal Intelligence
Someone with this skill might be a good (career choice)
Answer Salesman, Teacher, Politician, Clinician, Religious Leader
List and discuss the four meanings of life:
Answer:
- Values: Morals and Money, Good and Bad
- Purpose: We are here for a reason
- Efficacy: What we can do
- Self-Worth: How good we feel about ourselves.