By means of his method of doubt, Descartes shows that there is one thing we can know with certainty-namely, that we cannot know anything with certainty.

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


False

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Socrates thinks that wrongdoing "is in every way harmful and shameful to the wrongdoer."

A. True B. False

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Anselm’s second formulation of the ontological argument tries to establish that

a. God necessarily exists. b. God is necessary for there to be moral laws. c. without God, life would have no meaning. d. God’s existence must be believed on faith, not on the basis of reason.

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Which of the elements of Marxist theory has to do with the notion that capitalism divides people into antagonistic camps and sets one against another?

A. exploitation B. prevents production C. vested interests D. alienation

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A large number of students took a test of reaction time. We identified the students who got the very worst scores, and had them drink a protein shake. Everyone else got a similar shake with no protein in it, and none of the subjects were told which shake they were getting. Then everyone redid the test. The students who had the protein shake increased their scores on the second test much more than the average student did. (The difference was statistically significant.) What should we be most concerned about before concluding that the protein shake caused the improvement?

A. regression to the mean B. reverse causation C. placebo effect D. common cause

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