PHIL 0351 Week 3 Quiz

PHIL 0351 Week 3 Quiz | San Francisco State University

Question 1

Studies on the perception of alcohol or drug addiction found that ...

a.

The risk of addiction to a substance is perceived as higher for those who are abstainer or only occasional users of this substance.

b.

The risk of addiction to a substance is perceived as higher for those who are regular users of this substance.

c.

The perception of the risk of addiction to a substance does not depend on whether and how much people use the substance.

Question 2

Regarding the perception of the risk of addiction, which of the following statements is true?

a.

The motivational hypothesis says that risk perception of a substance use has no effect on the motivation to use the substance.

b.

The risk reappraisal hypothesis says that being a regular user of a substance has the effect of increasing the perception of risk of using this substance.

c.

The risk reappraisal hypothesis says that being a regular user of a substance has the effect of lowering the perception of risk of using this substance.

Question 3

The study by Kirk et al. on the perception of the risk of depression shows that...

a.

People who have recovered from depression and those who have never been depressed have similar perception of the risk of depression.

b.

People who have recovered from depression perceive the risk of depression as more severe than those who have never been depressed.

c.

People who have recovered from depression perceive the risk of depression as less severe than those who have never been depressed.

Question 4

Regarding women’s perception of the risk of domestic violence, studies have shown that...

a.

Women have difficulty to form a reliable opinion of this risk.

b.

To use both women perception of the risk and formal assessment of the risk leads to better prediction of future violence.

c.

A woman’s perception of the risk of domestic violence does not generally lead to a change in the woman’s behavior.

Question 5

Regarding the perception of the risk of Covid-19, studies have shown that...

a.

More agreement with pro-social values was correlated with perception of the risk as being lower.

b.

More agreement with pro-social values was correlated with perception of the risk as being higher.

c.

Personal experience was correlated with perception of the risk as being lower.

Question 6

According to the ‘Gateway belief model’ applied to the perception of the risk of climate change:

a.

Awareness of scientific consensus about climate warming influences decreases the belief that climate warming is happening.

b.

Awareness of scientific consensus about climate warming is the strongest predictor of the perception of the risk of climate warming.

c.

Awareness of scientific consensus about climate warming influences increases the belief that climate warming is happening.

Question 7

Have you answered all 6 questions?

a.

YES

b.