The inner feeling of freedom that we all have supports the theory of _____

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


Answer: free will

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Throughout history, all moral traditions have based ethics on religion. 2. The divine command theory claims that "moral rightness" means "willed by God." 3. The viewpoint that opposes the divine command theory is the autonomy thesis. 4. It is impossible to believe in God and embrace the autonomy thesis. 5. According to the autonomy thesis, God’s will cannot change what is intrinsically evil into a morally good act.

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Which of the following is, according to the text, likely a result of our desire not to have been "wrong" about a decision?

A. endowment effect B. time-inconsistent discounting C. outcome framing D. honoring sunk costs

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Some of the pitfalls discussed in this chapter can usefully be thought of as involving disagreements between System 1 and System 2. But which pitfall is usefully thought of as a disagreement between ourselves at one time and ourselves at other times?

A. time-inconsistent discounting B. possibility & certainty effects C. outcome framing D. endowment effect

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The following statement is an example of which fallacy? "We must stop! Every other civilized country has stopped! We are the only one left who is still doing this."

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