Deck 6: The Development of Character
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Deck 6: The Development of Character
1
Character includes all of these traits except:
A) intelligence
B) honesty
C) courage
D) loyalty
A) intelligence
B) honesty
C) courage
D) loyalty
A
2
Academic intelligence and emotional intelligence are identical.
False
3
While a great deal of who we are is determined early in life, we
A) disregard change over the course of our lives
B) cannot change, adapt, or grow over the course of our lives
C) never change or adapt or grow over the course of our lives
D) nevertheless change and adapt and grow over the course of our lives
A) disregard change over the course of our lives
B) cannot change, adapt, or grow over the course of our lives
C) never change or adapt or grow over the course of our lives
D) nevertheless change and adapt and grow over the course of our lives
D
4
Good character is something that one need not work at.
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5
People's lives are never-ending projects.
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6
People who say they believe in one thing and yet do another are hypocrites.
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7
Being a good police officer is all of the following except
A) something that comes naturally to every officer
B) something we deliberately do
C) something we consciously do
D) something we continue to work at.
A) something that comes naturally to every officer
B) something we deliberately do
C) something we consciously do
D) something we continue to work at.
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8
Character covers a wide range of traits other than moral ones, including honesty, courage, and loyalty.
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9
Individuals who have integrity behave in ways that discredit their ideals.
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10
Character
A) is the term for a person's enduring traits that affect how they see, understand, and act in the world
B) only explains why people act
C) gives no indication of how a person will act given certain circumstances
D) is unrelated to accountability and patterns of human action
A) is the term for a person's enduring traits that affect how they see, understand, and act in the world
B) only explains why people act
C) gives no indication of how a person will act given certain circumstances
D) is unrelated to accountability and patterns of human action
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11
People live their lives automatically and by instinct.
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12
Character traits explain not merely why someone acts a certain way now but why someone can always be counted on to act in a certain way.
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13
Character is actually the source of all ethical, as well as non-ethical, conduct.
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14
Character traits explain not merely why someone acts a certain way, but
A) why someone can always be counted on to act in a certain way
B) why someone can never be counted on to act in that same way
C) why everyone can always be counted on to act in a certain way
D) why everyone can never be counted on to act in that same way
A) why someone can always be counted on to act in a certain way
B) why someone can never be counted on to act in that same way
C) why everyone can always be counted on to act in a certain way
D) why everyone can never be counted on to act in that same way
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15
When a person _____________, they are wanting in good character.
A) takes the high road
B) takes the easy way out
C) takes the east way out
D) takes the least way out
A) takes the high road
B) takes the easy way out
C) takes the east way out
D) takes the least way out
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16
People who say they believe in one thing and yet do another are
A) hippopotami
B) hypotheticals
C) hypnotists
D) hypocrites
A) hippopotami
B) hypotheticals
C) hypnotists
D) hypocrites
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17
In character there are vices as well as
A) versions
B) virtues
C) hammers
D) advice
A) versions
B) virtues
C) hammers
D) advice
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18
Many people consider "honesty" to be the definition of integrity.
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19
Character
A) is limited to the moral virtues of honesty, courage, and loyalty
B) goes far beyond the moral virtues of honesty, courage, and loyalty
C) includes only those traits associated with morals
D) is defined at birth
A) is limited to the moral virtues of honesty, courage, and loyalty
B) goes far beyond the moral virtues of honesty, courage, and loyalty
C) includes only those traits associated with morals
D) is defined at birth
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20
Deliberateness
A) is a requirement of legal responsibility
B) is unaffected by age
C) is unaffected by mental impairment
D) is unaffected by coercion
A) is a requirement of legal responsibility
B) is unaffected by age
C) is unaffected by mental impairment
D) is unaffected by coercion
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21
One of Chapter 6's subjects is the idea that we strive to be somebody and to be perceived in a certain way. Discuss how we want to be seen by others on the street in our roles as police officers. What is it we are trying to "be like" out there?
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22
Empathy for the victim
A) legitimizes the desire for revenge
B) authorizes actual revenge
C) is understandable and an important part of police officer motivation to act
D) always leads to curbside justice
A) legitimizes the desire for revenge
B) authorizes actual revenge
C) is understandable and an important part of police officer motivation to act
D) always leads to curbside justice
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23
Academic intelligence and emotional intelligence
A) are identical
B) are different
C) are synonyms
D) are homonyms
A) are identical
B) are different
C) are synonyms
D) are homonyms
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24
__________ believe they have no control over who they are and their own characters.
A) Truth givers
B) True believers
C) True defeatists
D) True lovers
A) Truth givers
B) True believers
C) True defeatists
D) True lovers
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25
Seeing the morally relevant features of a situation is all of the following except
A) it shows moral sensibility
B) it shows moral character
C) foolish
D) a part of a morally appropriate response
A) it shows moral sensibility
B) it shows moral character
C) foolish
D) a part of a morally appropriate response
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26
Emotions are
A) irrelevant to an intelligent, ethical perspective in life
B) dangerous to an intelligent, ethical perspective in life
C) absolutely vital to an intelligent, ethical perspective in life
D) in contrast to an intelligent, ethical perspective in life
A) irrelevant to an intelligent, ethical perspective in life
B) dangerous to an intelligent, ethical perspective in life
C) absolutely vital to an intelligent, ethical perspective in life
D) in contrast to an intelligent, ethical perspective in life
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27
Construct an essay differentiating between the common idea of intelligence quotient (IQ) and the contemporary emphasis upon what analysts are calling both emotional intelligence (EQ) and social intelligence (SQ). What are the differences? Can you think of specific examples of how people can have one and not the other? Furthermore, include in your analysis a police example or two of how the oft-cited idea that police work is about "common sense" relates to these two rather new ideas in the world of interpersonal relations. Given the emphasis on constitutional law and sociological/criminological theory today, we know that academic intelligence is absolutely critical for the professional police officer. And yet, it is still true that without common sense (in today's parlance, emotional intelligence/social intelligence) it is impossible to develop competence in police work.
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28
In today's police world it is _________ that is sometimes in short supply.
A) ammunition
B) EQ
C) IQ
D) coffee
A) ammunition
B) EQ
C) IQ
D) coffee
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29
Emotional intelligence and social intelligence
A) are completely different
B) overlap
C) are synonyms
D) are homonyms
A) are completely different
B) overlap
C) are synonyms
D) are homonyms
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30
Remorse
A) is a sign of weakness
B) is a form of understanding the seriousness of what we have done
C) is unrelated to personal ethics
D) is unrelated to understanding
A) is a sign of weakness
B) is a form of understanding the seriousness of what we have done
C) is unrelated to personal ethics
D) is unrelated to understanding
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31
Discuss how to handle a detail involving a large group of partying teenagers. First, discuss locker-room truisms, rules of thumb, that you have heard about how to do such a job. Second, critique these rules of thumb and consider alternative ways to do the job. Note that the reason for having this discussion is to emphasize the idea there is more than one way to handle any type of detail-there are, in common vernacular, "many ways to skin a cat."
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32
Remorse is recognition of the ______ we have done.
A) wrong
B) good
C) code
D) cooking
A) wrong
B) good
C) code
D) cooking
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33
Self-reflection
A) is essential to personal growth
B) is a sign of weakness
C) should be suppressed
D) is unimportant to personal growth
A) is essential to personal growth
B) is a sign of weakness
C) should be suppressed
D) is unimportant to personal growth
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34
A lack of remorse may
A) indicate a lack of understanding
B) indicate a sign of strength
C) indicate commitment
D) indicate a lack of fear
A) indicate a lack of understanding
B) indicate a sign of strength
C) indicate commitment
D) indicate a lack of fear
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35
To feel remorse is to judge that we did something ______
A) right
B) wrong
C) positive
D) good
A) right
B) wrong
C) positive
D) good
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36
Discuss the difference between being objective and impartial (not being "too emotional" as professionals) and being so remote from human suffering that one doesn't care. How can dealing with people in crisis develop a jadedness and cynicism that make an officer ineffective at seeing what is important in a given situation?
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37
Discuss emotional intelligence. What differentiates it from academic intelligence? Can you give examples of each? Examples from civilian life? Police related examples? Why do the authors suggest that emotional or social intelligence is even more important than academic intelligence for the modern police officer?
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38
Anger and fear
A) are never appropriate
B) are always appropriate
C) may be appropriate given different circumstances
D) none of the above
A) are never appropriate
B) are always appropriate
C) may be appropriate given different circumstances
D) none of the above
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39
Academic intelligence is measured with
A) intelligence quotient (IQ)
B) emotional intelligence (EQ)
C) social intelligence (SQ)
D) negative intelligence (NQ)
A) intelligence quotient (IQ)
B) emotional intelligence (EQ)
C) social intelligence (SQ)
D) negative intelligence (NQ)
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40
The best officers are the ones who are able to handle the vagaries of daily encounters with people who are
A) friendly
B) conversational
C) at their best
D) at their worst
A) friendly
B) conversational
C) at their best
D) at their worst
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