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Phillip, age 18, was suspended from a small town in the mid-west and referred for psychiatric treatment by his school social worker. The following note came with him: This adolescent has been exhibiting severe behavioral disturbances since enrolling in our school.

 Phillip, age 18, was suspended from a small town in the mid-west and referred for psychiatric treatment by his school social worker. The following note came with him:This adolescent has been exhibiting severe behavioral disturbances sinceenrolling in our school....

“You are a counsellor providing psychological assessments in an urban hospital. A young woman is self-referred, complaining of anxiety. Through the process of the assessment, you learn that she is concerned about being “fat,” often induces vomiting after meals, uses laxatives frequently, restricts her caloric intake, and exercises daily. She says that she feels you understand her and would like you to provide treatment.

  “You are a counsellor providing psychological assessments in an urban hospital. A young woman is self-referred, complaining of anxiety. Through the process of the assessment, you learn that she is concerned about being “fat,” often induces...

The naturalistic fallacy suggests that you should not assume that just because something is true it must therefore be morally correct. The moralistic fallacy is the opposite: just because something is morally correct it doesn’t mean that it is true. If one were to find evidence for something that seemed morally unpleasant (e.g. relationships between race and IQ) should this research be published? Should the research even be carried out? If you answered ‘yes’ to these questions, consider whether scientists should take special care when publishing such data, especially when discussing their ideas with the media. Which intellectual traits from the Paul-Elder critical thinking model play an important role for this topic?

  Include evolutionary psychological concepts and principles and use critical thinking1. The naturalistic fallacy suggests that you should not assume that just because something is true it must therefore be morally correct. The moralistic fallacy is the opposite:...

To Tell or Not to Tell Mrs. Smith is a 50-year-old woman with three adult children. She has been admitted to the hospital for tests to rule out cancer. While the tests are being processed, her husband and children meet with the doctor and ask him not to tell Mrs. Smith whether the results are malignant.

  To Tell or Not to TellMrs. Smith is a 50-year-old woman with three adult children. She has been admitted to the hospital for tests to rule out cancer. While the tests are being processed, her husband and children meet with the doctor and ask him not to tell...