What Should Strong Critical Thinkers Do If Their Beliefs Lead

question 18

Multiple Choice

What should strong critical thinkers do if their beliefs lead to contradictions?

• A) Revise or abandon one or more of our beliefs.
• B) Take comfort in knowing that over the course of time the inconsistencies will be resolved.
• C) Contact an expert to ask for an opinion.
• D) Realize that it is nearly impossible for any belief system to be both comprehensively true.
• E) Embrace the mystery.

Assess the effects of wage inequality and the perspectives used to understand it.

Grasp the implications of globalization, nationalism, and immigration on societal structures.

Compare and contrast the effects of political and economic systems on society.

Understand the concept of sex ratio and its implications for society.

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Definitions:

Aversive Conditioning

A method of behavioral training in which an unwanted behavior is associated with discomfort in order to discourage that behavior.

Transference

The process in psychotherapy where patients project feelings and attitudes from a past relationship onto the therapist.

Counterconditioning

A behavior therapy technique involving the conditioning of an undesirable behavior or response to a stimulus into a desired behavior by association of positive actions with the stimulus.

Meta-Analysis

A statistical technique for synthesizing the results of multiple studies on a particular topic, aiming to derive a pooled estimate of effect size more powerfully than individual studies.