What Is the Ultimate Point of Morality, According to Contractarians

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Multiple Choice

What is the ultimate point of morality, according to contractarians?

• A) To maximize the well-being of all sentient beings
• B) To ensure that we behave in ways that are consistent and universalizable
• C) To promote self-interest through mutually beneficial agreements
• D) To obey God's commands

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Definitions:

Learned Helplessness

A condition marked by an individual's struggle with feeling incapable, stemming from experiencing trauma or constant unsuccessful attempts.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that employs rewards and punishments for behavior, through which associations are made between a behavior and the consequences for that behavior.

Extinction

In the study of psychology, this term describes the slow reduction and final elimination of a conditioned response due to the absence of pairing between the conditioned and unconditioned stimuli.

Stimulus Discrimination

The learned ability to differentiate between a conditioned stimulus and other stimuli that have not been paired with an unconditioned stimulus.