PSY Unit 3 Assignment Questions

Question 1

According to Plato, what would the people in the cave do to the person who had been outside the cave after this person returned to the cave?

		Welcome him
		Listen to the teachings of her new knowledge
		Try to kill him
		Make him king of the realm of the cave

2 points

Question 2

According to Plato, how do humans find themselves initially in the cave?

		Walking around searching for the truth
		Shackled to their seats
		With the goal of moving out of the cave
		Staring at a fire

2 points

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Question 3

After one is dragged out of the cave, the last thing that one sees is __________.

		the sun
		shadows
		reflections in pools
		objects in the realm of the sun

2 points

Question 4

According to Plato, the sun outside the cave is __________.

		happiness
		the form of the good
		the truth for those in the cave
		heaven

2 points

Question 5

What are the humans looking at in their initial position?

		The sun
		Artifacts
		Shadows
		Each other

2 points

Question 6

Match the explanation with the appropriate Key Term

	Purpose
	Information
	Point of view
	Assumptions
	Concepts
	Breadth
	Clarity
	Logic
	Inference
	Intellectual relativity

A.	Combination of thoughts that are mutually supporting and make sense in combination
B.	A step of the mind whereby someone concludes that something is true based on something else being true or seeming to be true
C.	Those things that humans take for granted based on their past experiential knowledge
D.	Gateway intellectual standard that determines whether a statement is accurate or relevant
E.	General categories or ideas that humans use to interpret and classify the information that comes into their thinking
F.	The idea that nothing can be proven to be true
G.	The frame of reference, perspective, or worldview that underlies one’s reasoning
H.	The goal of objective of thinking
I.	Thinking that demonstrates consideration of alternative points of view
J.	Data, facts, and observations that are used by human reason to understand its reality

1. Define inference and assumption, and then explain the relationship between the two. Provide two examples of inferences that you made from assumptions that you have.

Your response should be at least 75 words in length

1. Describe two intellectual standards, and give examples of each from your own life.

Your response should be at least 75 words in length

Describe the movement of the person in Plato’s allegory of the cave. Be very specific about the various stages in this movement, and then please explain how this allegory relates to at least two intellectual standards.

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. PSY Unit 3 Assignment Questions