Which of these is the best definition of relativistic thought according to Perry?
a. Every person has a right to his or her own opinion and no one should feel that his or her opinion is better than any other.
b. People relate to each other because everyone is in search of absolute truth.
c. Relativistic thinking is a stage that supercedes the ability to see inherent contradictions.
d. Weighing evidence and deciding upon the most defensible alternative.
Q. 2Doug, Diana, Tyrone, Nidia and Louis all have different viewpoints on the evolution versus creationism debate. Tyrone reasons in Position 3 (early multiplicity).
Which of the following statements would be most illustrative of Tyrone's viewpoint?
a. God created the world. I don't know anything about evolution.
b. I believe that God created the world but some of my best friends don't believe this. I wonder if anyone knows for sure.
c. Evolution is the right answer because it's scientific.
d. It doesn't matter which one you believe in.
Q. 3Doug, Diana, Tyrone, Nidia and Louis all have different viewpoints on the evolution versus creationism debate.
Diana is operating at Position 2 (multiplicity pre-legitimate). Which of the following statements would be most illustrative of Diana's viewpoint?
a. It doesn't matter which one you believe in.
b. I believe that God created the world, there is simply no other possibility.
c. I don't believe that God created the world because it's not possible.
d. I really get confused about this when I try to make sense of it.
Q. 4Doug, Diana, Tyrone, Nidia and Louis all have different viewpoints on the evolution versus creationism debate. According to Perry's scheme, Doug's thinking is dualistic (Position 1).
Which of the following statements would be most illustrative of Doug's viewpoint?
a. God created the world. There is no other possibility.
b. I believe that God created the world, but others don't agree with me.
c. I believe parts of both ideas can be true.
d. It doesn't matter which one you believe in.
Q. 5Which of the following individuals would most likely be in the reorganizational stage according to Schaie's view of adult adjustment?
a. A 20-year-old carpenter's apprentice.
b. A 25-year-old single mother.
c. A 45-year-old businessman.
d. A 62-year-old truck driver.
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