SCIENCE 101 > EXAM > LSC 251 - Final Exam Questions & Answers | 40 Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Updated & Verif (All)

LSC 251 - Final Exam Questions & Answers | 40 Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Updated & Verified

Document Content and Description Below

Name two ways in which Think Tanks affect American's perceptions of whether or not there is scientific consensus around climate change. - ANS - - Calling people communists and socialists for support... ing climate change (name calling) - Saying that "scientists don't actually know", or "not all scientists agree that climate change is real" (even though it's 97%) What's the idea of cognitive misers/satisficers? Why don't we just invest some effort to collect additional information? - ANS - We use as little information and effort to make any decision. We process so many things every day that collecting more information about every topic we have to make a decision on would take up way too much time and mental effort. Define Heuristics. - ANS - Mental shortcuts to defend our viewpoints and provide mental efficiency. Usually involves focusing on one aspect of a more complex problem, ignoring the others. Pick two heuristics that we talked about in class and explain how they work in the context of a recent science related issue. - ANS - - Religion -- if information you are given does not line up with your religious views, you may not spend too much time focusing on these view points [Show More]

Last updated: 2 years ago

Preview 1 out of 6 pages

Buy Now

Instant download

We Accept: