Save
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password

Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.

Term

Contingent
click to flip
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't know

Term

Perspective
Remaining cards (19)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

First 20 Vocab

You gotta know these for TOK or else

TermDefinition
Contingent Only true under certain conditions, & dependent on other things
Perspective Point of view Particular way of seeing or considering something
Innate Something we are born with
A priori Purely by reason
Theorem A principle or statement that can be demonstrated or proved using logic, but is not self-evident
Truth In accord with fact or reality Faithfulness to a standard
Ignorance Lack of knowledge
Belief Confidence that something exists or is true
Certainty The quality of having no doubt
Illusion of Explanatory Depth The illusion that you understand something in detail when you don't
Explanation An account or statement that makes something clear
Tribalism The behaviors & attitudes that arise out of loyalty to a social group
Retribution Punishment inflicted in response to an action
Proof Conclusive evidence
Objectivity Looking at the world in a detached way that focuses on facts, largely independent of a personal perspective, & that expects to be corroborated by knowledge community
Subjectivity Looking at the world from a personal POV, under the influence of feeling & emotions
Scholasticism Method of learning characteristic of the middle ages, and based on logic & traditional beliefs about what is true
Skepticism An attitude of doubt, a method of obtaining knowledge through systematic doubt & continual testing
Values Standards of behavior, regard for things of important moral worth
Authority The moral or legal right to make decisions in, and take responsibility for, a particular field of knowledge or activity; Can also be used to denote a person or group who has the authority
Created by: logagliardo
Popular Psychology sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards