20.8: Chapter Exercises
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Chapter Exercises
- Thinking back over sections IV, VI, VII, and VIII, what are some biases and pitfalls that can impede our ability to successfully integrate new integration into our belief systems?
- How would you go about testing the following hypotheses?
- Your mother loves you.
- The stove is hot.
- That fungus will go away if you use this foot cream.
- That fungus is caused by walking around in wet socks.
- This vaccine prevents Covid-19.
- I will like my favorite band’s upcoming album.
- My favorite band’s upcoming album will be a commercial success.
- Explain which versions of Mill’s methods are involved in the following cases, and assess the plausibility of the arguments that make use of them.
- Wilbur: In recent years, several states have enacted right-to-work laws (laws that make it illegal for workers to have to join a union). Each of those states soon began collecting more tax dollars. Our state budget is about to be cut, and tuition fees at state schools are about to go up yet again. So, we need to pass a right-to-work law here.
- Wilma: That’s not right. In some states where a right-to-work law was passed, state tax revenues increased, but in other states that passed such laws, tax revenues decreased. We do need a better budget, but this shows that passing a right-to-work law isn’t the answer.
- On Thursday, Wilbur drank many rum and cokes, and woke up the next day feeling dreadful. On Friday, Wilbur pounded several bourbon and sevens, and woke up the next morning feeling awful. On Saturday, Wilbur switched to gin and tonics (and had quite a few) and felt like death the next morning. Sunday afternoon, Wilbur reflected on the past few days and drew the following conclusion – he must have some sort of carbonation allergy.
- In the following exercises, list some potential causes of the effect that is singled out, and explain how you might use one or more of Mill’s methods to try to pinpoint the actual cause.
- You have successfully raised tomatoes each of the last four years, but this year almost all your crop is going bad, with tomatoes dying before it’s time to pick them.
- Your four-year-old twins, Wilma and Wilbur, go to the same day care center and spend much of the rest of their time together. But Wilma has come down with measles while Wilbur has not. Why? How might Wilma have gotten it? How did Wilbur escape?
- Wanting to use up some milk and eggs that are nearing their expiration date, you serve your family a brunch of quiche, blueberry muffins, and eggs benedict. Everyone gets sick. Using the following data, which ingredient was the most likely culprit?
- Quiche: 2 eggs and ½ c. milk per serving
- Muffins: 1/6 egg and 1/6 c. milk per serving
- Eggs benedict: 1 egg per serving; 1 T. milk
- Your partner ate a slice of quiche and two eggs benedict and got very sick.
- You had eggs benedict and a muffin and got moderately sick.
- Your son had several muffins and drank a tall glass of milk and was mildly sick