Peter Singer Asserts That Our Moral Duty Applies to Needy

question 4

Multiple Choice

Peter Singer asserts that our moral duty applies to needy people regardless of:

• A)the harm our contributions may cause.
• B)our own resources.
• C)their distance from us.
• D)their need.

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Definitions:

Encoding Failure

A situation in which information does not enter the long-term memory from the short-term or working memory, often leading to forgetting.

Source Amnesia

The inability to recall when, where, or how previously learned information has been acquired, while retaining the factual knowledge.

Retroactive Interference

A memory phenomenon where newly learned information interferes with and impairs the recall of previously learned information.

Spacing Effect

A phenomenon in which learning is facilitated by spreading out study sessions over time, rather than learning the material all at once in a short period.