The Philosopher John Rawls Argued That

question 117

Multiple Choice

The philosopher John Rawls argued that

• A)people would choose a more equal distribution of income if they had to determine an economic distribution system before knowing their place in it.
• B)people would choose income inequality to allow the maximum use of their individual talents.
• C)government has a role to ensure income equality to prevent social unrest.
• D)people would choose equal opportunity because it is morally right.

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Definitions:

State-dependent Memory

The phenomenon that information learned in a particular state of consciousness is more easily recalled when in that same state of consciousness.

Proactive Interference

The phenomenon where old memories hinder the recall of newer memories.

Source-monitoring Error

A memory error where an individual cannot accurately recall the origin of a memory, leading to misattribution of the source.

Cryptomnesia

A memory bias that occurs when a person mistakenly believes a thought or idea is new or original, when it is actually a memory from the past.