Philosophy & Psychology — Set 1: In Context flashcards
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At the auto shop, Calvin lectured the mechanic on how to fix his own car and waved off her warning that he had the parts mixed up; the other customers traded looks at the ______.know-it-allKnowledge & Truth
Lecturing the expert and waving off her correction marks a know-it-all. A perfectionist wants flawless results; Calvin wants to seem knowing, even when he's wrong. -
Ilsa's essay got lost in the decimal points of one statistic and never reached the ______: whether the new stadium was worth its cost to the town at all.big pictureKnowledge & Truth
The contrast with tiny details and the question of overall worth point to the big picture. Tunnel vision is the narrow focus that kept Ilsa from it, not what was missed. -
Harlan's neighbors suspected ______, not civic pride, when he campaigned against the new bus stop, since it would have stood right in front of his own house.self-interestEthics & Values
Opposing a plan because it touches your own house is caring about what benefits you personally: self-interest. Self-pity is feeling sorry for yourself; Harlan is guarding something, not mourning it. -
In the medieval morality play, each ______ walks on stage as a costumed character, so Greed clutches a moneybag and Gluttony waves a roast chicken leg.viceEthics & Values
Greed and gluttony are moral failings of character, the vices these plays turned into characters. An obsession is a thought or interest someone can't let go of, not a sin. -
Aunt Marguerite paces behind every slow checkout line, checks her watch every few seconds and treats grocery shopping as a race she has to win; she is ______ through and through.type AMind & Self
Impatience (the pacing, the watch) plus a need to win, even at shopping, marks a type A personality. Neurotic means anxious worry; here there's hurry and competition, not fear. -
In one sudden moment of ______, Pilar decided her twice-checked answer must be wrong and erased it; the first answer had been right.self-doubtMind & Self
Suddenly distrusting her own checked answer is self-doubt. To overthink takes long, anxious thought, not a moment; impostor syndrome is a lasting sense of being a fraud who hasn't earned a success. -
Furious at her boss but afraid to show it, Imelda came home and snapped at her little brother, aiming her anger at a safer target without realizing it; this displacement is an unconscious ______.defense mechanismFeelings & Coping
Displacement, turning anger on a safer target without realizing it, is a defense mechanism. Her brother may count as a scapegoat, but the blank names the mental process, not the person. -
"You'd be happy to cover my Saturday shift, right?" Corinne asked, a ______ worded so that only "yes" sounded like an answer.leading questionThinking Errors
A question that hints at the reply it wants, steering the listener toward "yes," is a leading question. It isn't a guilt trip: Corinne invokes no guilt, and the pressure lies in how Corinne phrases it. -
Vikram's taxi driver kept up a polite stream of ______ about the traffic and the weekend forecast all the way to the airport, never once touching anything personal.small talkGroups & Influence
Friendly chatter on safe, trivial topics like traffic and the weather, made to be polite, is small talk. A hot take is often meant to provoke, the one thing the driver avoids. -
When Yusuf's family moved to Montreal, speaking French at dinner felt forced, but within two years switching between French and English had become ______ to him.second natureHabits & Learning
A habit built up by long practice that now runs on autopilot, like switching languages, is second nature. Muscle memory covers only practiced physical movements, not choosing a language.
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