Chapter Questions
Human rights are_________.a. easy to discernb. possible to measurec. protected universallyd. open to debate
A common element in the differing conceptions of social justice is that________.a. each society should define social justice in its own wayb. opportunities, resources, and rights should be distributed equitablyc. those in power should produce itd. rights should be allocated according to group membership
The social contract involves___________.a. freedom and authorityb. obligations and transfersc. inheritances and patriarchyd. entitlements and emoluments
Which conception of social justice invokes the "veil of ignorance"?a. Marxismb. Libertarianismc. Rawls's theoryd. Utilitarianism
When humans think slowly, they_________.a. use heuristics to solve complex problemsb. act altruistically to benefit othersc. use cognitive skills to make decisionsd. rely on rules of thumb to guide them
In politics, rational actors__________.a. carefully consider all possible optionsb. act strategically to obtain their goalsc. vote their sincere preferencesd. identify cross-cutting issues
In making decisions, humans__________.a. think only about their own interestsb. exclusively consider only their community or tribec. focus solely on the impacts of their decisionsd. often consider the interests of themselves and others
When we make predictions about human behavior, we are stating________.a. what an individual is certain to dob. what a group is certain to doc. what an individual is likely to dod. what an individual will consider doing
A central goal of empirical political research is to__________.a. identify universal rulesb. make predictions about human behaviorc. develop better constitutionsd. explain the nature of political systems
Political scientists are better able to make predictions ifa. they are smartb. they have lots of datac. they have the latest technologyd. the events are random
Motivated reasoning is_________.a. the discipline of studying motivationsb. the reason why individuals are motivatedc. the tendency to reject inconvenient evidenced. the ability to discern credible evidence
A game is a_________.a. set of rules, choices, and decisionsb. set of players, tokens, and wagersc. set of customs, heuristics, and decisionsd. set of controllers, players, and scenarios
In the ultimatum game, the most important rule involves__________.a. the quantity of money at stakeb. the formula for distributing the moneyc. the establishment of the offerd. the procedure for establishing the offer
In any game, one would expect that decisions will vary_________.a. as the situation variesb. as the year variesc. as the location of the game variesd. as the day of the week varies