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15 Cards in this Set
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In public policy, the demands of justice may outweigh the demands of respect for autonomy.
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TRUE
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One of the major differences between autonomy, competence, and informed consent is that informed consent is not based on intention, understanding, and freedom.
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FALSE
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Informed consent is rarely used as a legal term.
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FALSE
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Professionals are never morally blameworthy if they do not attempt to persuade resistant individuals to that which is considered essential.
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FALSE
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Competence judgments serve what practical function in society?
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Gatekeeping, i.e., a determination of either competence or incompetence using a threshold level.
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The following are two plausible hypotheses. 1. an autonomous person is necessarily a competent person for making decisions, and 2. judgments of whether a person is competent to make a decision should be based on whether the person is autonomous.
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TRUE
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Approach in which the agent of influence intentionally uses a credible and severe threat of harm or force to control another.
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Coercion
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Respect for autonomy has only prima facie standing and can therefore be overridden by competing moral considerations.
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TRUE
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Approach in which the agent of influence uses a deliberate act of managing information that alters the person’s understanding of a situation and thereby motivates him or her to do what the agent of influence intends.
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Manipulation
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The level of evidence for determining competence should vary in accordance with risk, although competence itself varies only along a scale of difficulty in decision-making.
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TRUE
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An offer of something irresistible is coercive, as it manipulatively takes advantage of a person’s vulnerabilities.
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FALSE
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Approach in which a person is convinced to believe in something through the merit of reasons advanced by another person.
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Persuasion
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Competency varies in direct proportion to that of risk.
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FALSE
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There are two legal distinctions of informed consent:
1. personal authorization, and 2. institutional authorization. |
TRUE
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Which of the following is the single core meaning of the word competence?
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The ability to perform a task.
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