PHI 250

If "this airplane" is a referent, which of the following could be the concept?
Select one:
a. ENGINE
b. ROCKET SHIP
c. WING
d. CAR
e. VEHICLE Correct
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If "this airplane" is a referent, which of the following could be the concept?
Select one:
a. ENGINE
b. ROCKET SHIP
c. WING
d. CAR
e. VEHICLE Correct
The correct answer is: VEHICLE
When we say that species must be jointly exhaustive, we mean that:
Select one:
a. each species is also a genus
b. each species overlaps with at least one other species
c. they must not overlap
d. the species are based on essential attributes
e. the species must cover all objects in the genus Correct
The correct answer is: the species must cover all objects in the genus
If "Abraham Lincoln" is a referent, which of the following could be the concept?
Select one:
a. BEARDS
b. HISTORIANS
c. U.S. PRESIDENTS Correct
d. TWENTIETH-CENTURY POLITICIANS
e. AMERICAN CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS
The correct answer is: U.S. PRESIDENTS
When we say that species must be mutually exclusive, we mean that:
Select one:
a. each species overlaps with at least one other species
b. the species are based on essential attributes
c. they must not overlap Correct
d. the species must cover all objects in the genus
e. each species is also a genus
The correct answer is: they must not overlap
Games can be classified into the following species: BOARD GAMES / TRACK AND FIELD / GAMES ON ICE. Which of the following species could be added while maintaining a consistent principle?
Select one:
a. RACING GAMES
b. AQUATIC GAMES Correct
c. STRATEGY GAMES
d. CONTACT SPORTS
e. TEAM SPORTS
The principle used is: [game environment or what the game is played on]
The correct answer is: AQUATIC GAMES
In classification, "abstract" means:
Select one:
a. that a concept is difficult to understand
b. that a term is a referent
c. that a term refers to a single individual
d. that a concept groups similar items together
e. that a concept refers to something that cannot be touched
The correct answer is: that a concept groups similar items together
Which of the following is most clearly a referent?
Select one:
a. baseball player
b. movie on TV last night
c. iPod Nano
d. Kermit the Frog Correct
e. soft drink
The correct answer is: Kermit the Frog
Which of these pairs is a concept followed by one of its referents?
Select one:
a. DVD, videotape
b. roller coaster, amusement park ride
c. rock and roll, country
d. tool, my screwdriver Correct
e. oxygen, element
The correct answer is: tool, my screwdriver
Which concept is more concrete: PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP or MARRIAGE?
Select one:
a. It depends on whether or not each concept has referents.
b. They are equally concrete.
c. MARRIAGE is more concrete. Correct
d. PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP is more concrete.
e. Neither one is concrete at all.
The correct answer is: MARRIAGE is more concrete.
Which of the following best describes what a concept is?
Select one:
a. A concept is an individual thing or item.
b. A concept is a part or piece of a referent.
c. A concept is the same thing as a dictionary definition.
d. A concept is an idea used to group referents together. Correct
e. A concept is a plan that needs further development.
The correct answer is: A concept is an idea used to group referents together.