Question: Which of the following groups of terms are in the order of decreasing intension?

Answer Choices:

a. Vehicle, motor vehicle, automobile, sedan.
b. Lexus, Infinity, Mercedes, Jaguar.
c. Animal, amphibian, frog, toad.
d. Mars, red planet, tallest mountain on Mars.
e. Chevrolet, car, transportation.

Answer: a. Vehicle, motor vehicle, automobile, sedan.

 

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Question: Which of the following groups of terms are in the order of decreasing extension?

Answer Choices:

a. Deciduous tree, tree, maple, plant.
b. Plant, tree, deciduous tree, maple.
c. Tree, deciduous tree, maple, plant.
d. Deciduous tree, maple, plant, tree.
e. Maple, deciduous tree, tree, plant.

Answer: b. Plant, tree, deciduous tree, maple.

 

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Question: Which of the following are both intensional definitions?

Answer Choices:

a. Definition by genus and difference, enumerative definition.
b. Definition by genus and difference, definition by subclass.
c. Etymological definition, ostensive definition.
d. Demonstrative definition, synonymous definition.
e. Etymological definition, synonymous definition.

Answer: e. Etymological definition, synonymous definition.

 

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Question: Which of the following are both extensional definitions?

Answer Choices:

a. Etymological definition, enumerative definition.
b. Operational definition, definition by subclass.
c. Definition by genus and difference, synonymous definition.
d. Definition by subclass, demonstrative definition.
e. Demonstrative definition, operational definition.

Answer: d. Definition by subclass, demonstrative definition.

 

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Question: In the definition “Hammer means a tool used for driving nails” the definiens is:

Answer Choices:

a. Hammer.
b. Tool.
c. A tool used for driving nails.
d. Nails.
e. Used for driving nails.

Answer: c. A tool used for driving nails. Question

 

Question: In the definition “Mission means a specific task that a person is sent to perform” the definiendum is:

Answer Choices:

a. A specific task that a person is sent to perform.
b. Mission.
c. Task.
d. Person.
e. Sent to perform.

Answer: b. Mission. Question

 

Question: The definition “Rat means (1) a long-tailed rodent, (2) a scoundrel, (3) an informer” is an example of:

Answer Choices:

a. A biological definition.
b. An operational definition.
c. A lexical definition.
d. A stipulative definition.
e. A theoretical definition.

Answer: c. A lexical definition. Question

 

Question: The definition “Lamp means that and that and that” (as you point to a number of lamps) is an example of:

Answer Choices:

a. An enumerative definition.
b. A precising definition.
c. A definition by subclass.
d. An operational definition.
e. A demonstrative definition.

Answer: e. A demonstrative definition. Question