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Human rights are ________.
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easy to discern
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possible to measure
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protected universally
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open to debate
2
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A common element in the differing conceptions of social justice is that ________.
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each society should define social justice in its own way
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opportunities, resources, and rights should be distributed equitably
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those in power should produce it
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rights should be allocated according to group membership
3
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The social contract involves ________.
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freedom and authority
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obligations and transfers
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inheritances and patriarchy
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entitlements and emoluments
4
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Which conception of social justice invokes the “veil of ignorance”?
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Marxism
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Libertarianism
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Rawls’s theory
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Utilitarianism
5
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When humans think slowly, they ________.
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use heuristics to solve complex problems
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act altruistically to benefit others
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use cognitive skills to make decisions
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rely on rules of thumb to guide them
6
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In politics, rational actors ________.
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carefully consider all possible options
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act strategically to obtain their goals
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vote their sincere preferences
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identify cross-cutting issues
7
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In making decisions, humans ________.
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think only about their own interests
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exclusively consider only their community or tribe
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focus solely on the impacts of their decisions
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often consider the interests of themselves and others
8
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When we make predictions about human behavior, we are stating ________.
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what an individual is certain to do
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what a group is certain to do
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what an individual is likely to do
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what an individual will consider doing
9
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A central goal of empirical political research is to ________.
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identify universal rules
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make predictions about human behavior
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develop better constitutions
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explain the nature of political systems
10
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Political scientists are better able to make predictions if ________.
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they are smart
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they have lots of data
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they have the latest technology
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the events are random
11
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Motivated reasoning is ________.
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the discipline of studying motivations
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the reason why individuals are motivated
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the tendency to reject inconvenient evidence
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the ability to discern credible evidence
12
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A game is a ________.
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set of rules, choices, and decisions
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set of players, tokens, and wagers
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set of customs, heuristics, and decisions
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set of controllers, players, and scenarios
13
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In the ultimatum game, the most important rule involves ________.
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the quantity of money at stake
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the formula for distributing the money
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the establishment of the offer
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the procedure for establishing the offer
14
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In any game, one would expect that decisions will vary ________.
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as the situation varies
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as the year varies
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as the location of the game varies
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as the day of the week varies