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Soc-Sci Flashcards

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If it corresponds to reality it is true; assumes a direct relationship between an idea and reality.

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Correspondence Theory

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If it makes sense in a context, it is true; has consistency which renders it truthful.

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Coherence Theory

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The truth is influenced by history and culture; knowledge is shaped by society, interaction, experiences, and collaboration.

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Constructivist Theory

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If the majority agrees, it is true; establish truth based on agreement.

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Consensus Theory

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If it can be practiced or used in real life, it is true; includes verificationism and scientific method.

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Pragmatic Theory

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Considers that ideas must be verified using senses and experience.

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Verificationism

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Designed to test hypotheses or to confirm conclusions.

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Scientific Method

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These are errors in reasoning, a desperate way to convince someone to their argument.

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Fallacies

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These are personal views of the person presenting their argument; these are not errors in reasoning yet can affect the views of people.

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Biases

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It attacks the person making the argument instead of the argument itself.

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Ad Hominem

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The use of threat, force, or an undesirable event to advance an argument.

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Appeal to Force

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The use of emotions like pity and sympathy.

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Appeal to Emotion

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13
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The argument is presented as acceptable because majority accepts it.

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Appeal to Tradition

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Assumes the idea or argument to be proven is true; “circular argument”.

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Begging the Question

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15
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Assuming a related relationship between unrelated events.

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Cause-and-Effect

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Assuming that what is true for a part is the truth of the whole.

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Fallacy of Composition

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17
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Assuming that what is true for a whole is true of the part.

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Fallacy of Division

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18
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Tendency to judge a person’s personality by their actions, without regard for external influences.

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Correspondence Bias or Attribution Effect

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Tendency to look for and readily accept information that fits to one’s current beliefs and reject ideas contradicting it.

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Confirmation Bias

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Focuses on a certain aspect of a problem while ignoring other aspects.

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Framing Bias

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The tendency to see past events as predictable, or to ascribe a pattern to a historical event.

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Hindsight Bias

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22
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A person/group, that is connected or has vested interest to the issue/argument.

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Conflict of Interest

23
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Analyzing events or issues based on one’s cultural standards.

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Cultural Bias

24
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It refers to the entire human race.

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Man

25
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It refers to man as a species or modern human beings.

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Human

26
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It refers to a human being granted recognition of certain rights, protection, and responsibilities.

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Person

27
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It perceives man as a part of the natural world and a product of evolution; humans also have primal instincts and the most successfully adapted species on Earth.

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Biological Perspective

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Five Perspectives about the Nature or Man:

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Biological, Psychological, Economic, Social and Political, and Theological

29
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It emphasizes on human behavior and thought processes to analyze human nature.

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Psychological Perspective

30
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It refers to the human mind and is divided into:

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Psyche
Conscious &
Unconscious

31
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The state of being reasonable, decision making, problem solving, and judgement.

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Rationality

32
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The ability to perceive information, store knowledge, and apply it.

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Intelligence

33
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The ability to examine one’s own conscious thoughts, feelings, and capacity for self-reflection.

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Introspection

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The ability to perceive and experience reality through the physical body that enables the self to form one’s own consciousness.

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Cognition

35
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It perceives the man’s ability to do labor and productive activities to achieve wants and needs.

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Economic Perspective

36
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______ man is driven by rationality and self-interest in his desire to possess wealth.

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Homo Economicus or Economic Man

37
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It perceives that there’s no individual that is fully self-sufficient, humans are inclined to coexist with one another.

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Social and Political Perspective

38
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These were established out of man’s natural tendency to come together.

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Societies

39
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They have integrated themselves into society to the point they cannot function apart from it.

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Human Beings

40
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It perceives man as God’s creation.

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Theological Perspective

41
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______ ______ is part of a divine plan.

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Ultimate Destiny

42
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It refers to characteristics that sets man apart from other human beings: ex. self-awareness & sentience.

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Human Person

43
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The ability to feel and experience.

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Human Sentience

44
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One of the most unique traits of human.

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Self-Awareness

45
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Views that addresses the issues regarding the self (3):

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The self as:
- innate
- emergent
- integrated and developing

46
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This view holds that the self is a natural part of the human being and self-awareness is crucial in recognizing innate self.

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The self as innate.

47
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This view holds that awareness of the self is gained through interaction with the world and other human beings.

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The self as emergent.

48
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This view holds that the self is composed of varied elements that change over time.

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The self as integrated and developing.

49
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It is defined as the distinct personality of an individual.

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Identity

50
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The recognition of a human being as a distinct entity of a person.

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Personhood

51
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______ ______ asserts that the person is defined by his or her actions and experiences, and through them achieves self-development and fulfillment.

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Karol Wojtyla

52
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Notions that justify the recognition of a person (2):

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The person:
- as an “unified individual”.
- in relation to others.

53
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This view assets that the human being has the inherent capacity to function as a person.

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The person as an “unified individual”

54
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This view asserts that a human being becomes a person through interaction with other human beings.

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The person in relation to others.

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