project WORLDVIEW copyright 2022 Home back to Choices We Make
A
Detailed Listing of the Content of
our
basic Global Education Course
alternate name:
Science,
Technology, and Human Values
focuses
on descriptions of nearly 600 background terms & 312
SAT prep vocabulary words,
with 1080 self-test questions, and 1000s of "more
to explore" links
Besides introducing worldviews, acquainting you with 104 worldview themes, paired to define 52
choices,
for use in characterizing worldviews--and many hundreds of words and
background terms
associated with them highlighted in yellow
and red
below-- this course aids
your SAT / GRE prep efforts.
To view
mini-encyclopedia descriptions of these
terms and definitions of the words
click on the choice #s in the left
hand column.
There you'll find SAT vocabulary highlighted in white.
All of
this is part of our free online Basic Global Education
course. Now for that detailed listing of its content...
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the
initial Introduction
to Worldviews material has you reading four sections with a focus on 69 background terms,
some of which appear again to
the lists of background terms below for the choices...
Words associated with Diamonds / "Thinking" themes | |||
choice # | worldview theme | background terms | SAT words |
1 | #201A Evidence-Based | concept, conceptual framework, worldview, Reality, feedback | aberration, corroborate, incontrovertible |
=> | #201B Positive Expectations | belief, justification of belief, adopting healthy beliefs, wishful thinking, delusion | expectancy, optimism, sanguine |
2 | #101A Mind Open, Vision Global | cosmic distance scale, geologic time, natural selection, human evolution, human evolution and feedback | cosmology, ephemeral, evolution |
=> | #101B
Mind Narrowly Focused |
space vs. time plot, mindfulness, focused vs. global vision, lumpers vs. splitters, cognitive dissonance | contradiction, egocentric, insular |
3 | #1A Humbly Unsure | values /value judgment, values clarification, humility, humility and tolerance, humility & spirituality & religion | dubious, equivocal, taciturn |
=> | #2B
I Know What's Best For You |
unsolicited advice, persuasive communication techniques, leadership, ethnocentrism | articulate, cajole, hubris |
4 | #1B Skeptic | skepticism, two types skepticism , scientism, humility and science, reason vs. faith | debunk, demur, iconoclast |
=> | #2A The True Believer | faith, faith v. trust, conversion, superstition, seekers v. believers | credulity, doctrine, dogmatic |
5 | #8A Monotheistic Deism | Big Bang Theory, arguments for existence of God, intelligent design, Distant God, miracle | agnostic, deism, pantheism |
=> | #8B Belief in a Personal God | religion definitions of, personal God, praying, God--the purposes of a personal, grace | paternalism, theism, theological |
6 | #7A Mysticism | consciousness, cosmic consciousness, tacit knowledge, New Age movement, holographic paradigm | ecstatic, epiphany, ineffable |
=> | #12A
Polytheism, Animism, Pagan |
polytheism, spirit, muses, trickster, myths | animism, pagan, pantheon |
7 | #6A Orderly & Explicable | orderly universe, logical reasoning, Chain of Being causality, chaos theory | anachronism, empirical, manifest |
=> | #7B Magic | magic, for entertainment vs. a worldview, parapyschology, pseudoscience, shamanism, positive thinking the power of | divination, enigmatic, homeopathy |
8 | #9A Religious Fundamentalism | word of God, absolute moral code, teleology, literal interpretation of sacred texts, historical metaphorical interpretation | evangelical, orthodox, sacrosanct |
=> | #10 Secular Humanism | humanism, liberalism, meaningless life, existentialism, spirituality | atheist, blaspheme, secular |
9 | #5A Scientific Materialism | matter, physical laws, energy, life, cell | heterogeneous, random, yield |
=> | #5B Vitalism | soul, ghost, astral body, angel, medium | apparition, ethereal, seance |
10 | #6B Scientific Method | science--definitions, science--the relevance of, empiricism, testability, systematic problem solving approaches | bias, hypothesis, quantitative |
=> | #12B Non-Rational Knowing | creative thinking, insight, dreams, synchronicity, unconscious memory | intuition, meditation, prescient |
11 | #11A Fatalism |
fatalism vs. determinism, mind/ body problem, behaviorism, instinct, automatism | determinism, fatalist, pre-destination |
=> | #11B
Free Will |
free will and the brain, free will freedom vs. responsibility, process theology, God omniscience and omnipotence of, free will and sin | fortuitous, serendipity, volition |
12 | #15 The Group Think Imperative | social influence, peer pressure, suggestibility, right / left brain, bicameral mentality | censure, hypnosis, imperative |
=> | #30 Imagination, Curiosity, Intellectual Freedom | intellectual curiosity, discovery learning, learning domains, academic freedom, freedom of press / speech | cognizant, epistemology, nonconformist |
13 | #9B Simply In God's Hands: Apocalypticism | end of game strategy, Armageddon theology, messianic fervor, End Times, Book of Revelation | apocalyptic, catastrophe, imminent |
=> | #13 Complexity--In Our Hands: Dancing With Systems | systems, levels of organization, complexity theory, emergent properties, wholism | paradigm, systematic, virtual |
Words associated with Hearts / "Feeling" themes | |||
choice # | worldview theme | background terms | SAT words |
14 | #202A Cautious Processing | harm avoidance, assertive coping, defense mechanisms, trust & distrust biochemical basis, stress hormone | discretion, prudence, solicitous |
=> | #202B
Relaxed, Generous, Loving |
emotions, emotions and brain, love, stroking, interpersonal communication humanistic model | amorous, benevolent, munificent |
15 | #102A
Conscientious, Efficient |
conscience, personality, goal-oriented behavior, task-oriented , stewardship | conscientious, meticulous, punctilious |
=> | #102B
Easy-Going, Disorderly |
introversion & extraversion, laughter & worldviews, entropy and disorder, tolerant, character disorder | cursory, derelict, nonchalant |
16 | #14A
Salvation & Moralistic God |
guilt, sin, salvation, afterlife, Hell, | penitent, righteousness, repentant |
=> | #14B
Moral Arc of Universe/Karma |
justice, karma, rebirth / reincarnation, Buddhism, Hinduism | conscience, karma, nirvana |
17 | #25
Evil is Out There |
evil the problem of, evil in various religions, the Devil, dehumanizing by linking to Devil, witchcraft & Wicca | exorcism, incarnate, sorcery |
=> | #29B Taking Charge==> Violence | aggression origin and types, bullying, domestic violence, heart of darkness, Hobbesian view of human nature | intimidate, litigant, wrath |
18 | #16A
Culture of Fear |
fear, adrenalin, fear using it to achieve goals, gun ownership and violence, discipline vs. punishment | duress, timorous, trepidation |
=> | #16B
The Golden Rule, Village Ethic of Mutual Help |
Golden Rule formulations, Golden Rule in other religions, Good Samaritan parable, religion --social function of, TIT for TAT strategy | compassion, empathy, reciprocate |
19 | #17A Bitterness
& Vengeance |
anger, honor and vengeance, shame leading to vengeance, an eye for an eye, justice--types of | aggrieved, retribution, vitriolic |
=> | #17B
Gratitude & Forgiveness |
anger-- constructive expression, forgiveness, forgiveness & religion, gratitude and feelings of well being, closure-- psychological | catharsis, exculpate, exonerate |
20 | #18A
Passionately Impulsive |
passion, impulse, neurotransmitters, instant gratification, emotions and consciousness | impetuous, pathos, vivacious |
=> | #18B
Rational / Dispassionate |
rational choice theory, conscious vs. unconscious behavior, stoicism, stoic wisdom, serenity | apathetic, dispassionate, stolid |
21 | #28A
Hedonistic Orientation |
epicurean, gourmet, playboys and playgirls, recreational drug use, victimless crimes | carouse, prurient, ribald |
=> | #28B Healthy Orientation | preventive medicine, nutrition, cardiovascular disease prevention, cancer prevention, mind / body connection | pathology, placebo, sedentary |
22 | #29A The Self Restrained Person | self control, goal-oriented behavior, abstinence, monasticism | ascetic, sobriety, temperance |
=> | #33B Addiction | addiction, addiction consequences, nicotine, tobacco use health care costs, pusher | alcoholism, intoxicant, wanton |
23 | #32A Human Rights | human rights, human rights struggles, civil rights, indigenous people rights, immigration issues | enfranchise, refuge, reparation |
=> | #33A Servitude--Suffering, Enabling, Enslaving | slavery, prostitution forced, political prisoner, master, slavery & Christianity | abhorrent, fetter, servitude |
24 | #32B Culture of Tolerance | pluralism, multiculturalism, equal opportunity, non-sectarian, teaching tolerance | discrimination, magnanimous, prejudice |
=> | #39B Blaming / Scapegoating | segregation--racial, blame, hate crime, dehumanizing before killing, Holocaust | genocide, ostracism, xenophobia |
25 | #38
Love As Family Glue |
unconditional love, kinship metaphors, family life--promoting, parenting styles, overprotection | cosset, coddle, lenient |
=> | #39A Tough Love | tough love, personal responsibility--accepting, dysfunctional family, shame / shaming, alcohol or drug abuse treatment programs | austere, didactic, exhort |
26 | #41
Struggling With A Basic Need: Self Esteem |
self concept, self esteem raising it, self actualization, emotional intelligence, neurotic needs | alienated, introspection, psychotherapy |
=> | #52
Physically Challenged ==>Independent Living |
independent living for people with disabilities,assisted living, attitudes toward disabled people, disability--different ways of looking at, disability rights | impairment, palliative, vulnerability |
Words associated with Clubs / "Joining" themes | |||
choice # | worldview theme | background terms | SAT words |
27 | #203A
Hierarchical Rigidity |
conservatism, social status, patriarchy /patriarchal society, chain of command, wage and wealth inequality | caste, conservative, meritocracy |
=> | #203B Egalitarian Progressive |
social justice, wealth inequality & capitalism, wealth redistribution of, affirmative action, progressive taxation | attenuate, egalitarian, hierarchy |
28 | #103A Individual Glory |
individualism, human potential movement, self actualization, Winner Take All society, zero sum game | culmination, meritorious, narcissism |
=> | #103B Celebrating Team Accomplishments |
self reliant people-- work and loneliness, community vs. society, fellowship, Win Win non-zero sum games, labor union | egotistical, mentor, solidarity |
29 | #20B Authoritarian Follower | authoritarian personality, authoritarianism, statism, social contract, police | compliant, obsequious, subjugate |
=> | #31
Education for Democracy |
democracy, liberal education, public education, civics, democracy & science | judicious, suffrage, vigilant |
30 | #20A Elitism | democratic elitism, social class, plutocracy, oligarchy, power elite | bombastic, exclusion, pompous |
=> | #21A
Idealistic Populism |
trust, populism, dividing people tactics, economic democracy, workers' rights | cleave, demagogue, resilient |
31 | #34 Valuing Traditions and Status Quo | customs, oral tradition, institutions, ritualism vs. legalism, Confucianism | clergy, mores, venerable |
=> | #35B
Working for Change |
top down / bottom up, social movement--stages, community organizing--rules for, activist, whistle blower | dissent, espouse, insurgent |
32 | #21B
Service to Others |
public service tradition, humble public servant, volunteerism, Golden Ladder of Giving, non-profit organizations | ameliorate, civic, philanthropy |
=> | #36A Cynicism | human imperfection, practice what you preach, cultural pessimism, corruption, corporate crime | corrupt, cynicism, hypocrisy |
33 | #42
Ethical Orientation |
law--rule of, ethics, conflict of interest, utilitarianism, distributive justice | scrupulous, strait-laced, utilitarian |
=> | #43
Seeking Wealth & Power |
tooth & claw ethics, machiavellian, greed, grabber, kleptocracy | affluent, avarice, plutocracy |
34 | #19A Competitive
Capitalism |
competition
vs. co-operation, economic system--functions of, capitalism, commodification,
exchange
value |
capital, commodity, innovate |
=> | #48B Liking Co-operation-Based
Communities |
cooperatives principles, cooperatives types of, centralized vs. decentralized, subsidiarity, ecovillage | barter, collective, succor |
35 | #19B
Corporate Capitalism |
corporation, corporate state, corporate welfare, shareholders vs. stakeholders, corporate executive pay issues | liability, lobbyist, monopoly |
=> | #49A Social Welfare Statism | socialism vs. social welfare
statism,
social safety net, welfare
assistance, government involvement in a market economy, public sector / public goods |
bureaucracy, centralized, nationalization |
36 | #37A
Proud Identification & Tribalism |
ethnic group, tribe, tribalism, nationalism--religious vs. ethnic vs. civic, nationalism vs. patriotism | clan, nativism, patriotism |
=> | #37B
Global Citizen |
Earth from Space, ethical behavior evolutionary pyramid, common good, global ethic, global education | cosmopolitan, pluralism, utopia |
37 | #35A Sharing What Some Consider Very Private | transparency, gay sex growing acceptance of, , same sex marriage, non-binary or gender queer, transgender | authenticity, flaunt, monogamy |
=> | #48A Privacy | confidentiality, privacy rights, privacy rights fight USA history of, digital footprint, tracking cookies | anonymity, scrutiny, seclude |
38 | #36B
Conspiracies |
conspiracism, conspiracy theories history / evil reasons why they are spread, culture war, United States of Conspiracy, conspiracy- fact-based ones | clandestine, collusion, psychopath |
=> | #49B Idealistic Socialism | socialism, socialism centralized, Marxism, authoritarianism and collectivism, communism | altruism, bourgeois, socialist |
39 | #50A Libertarian | Atlas Shrugged, objectivism and the virtue of selfishness, private property sanctity, non-aggression principle, liberty principle | coercion, egoism, libertarian |
=> | #50B
Left Anarchist |
anarchism, left anarchism, collectivist anarchism, mutualism, nation state--argument for its existence | anarchy, commune, empower |
Words associated with Spades / "Doing" themes | |||
choice # | worldview theme | background terms | SAT words |
40 | #204A
Freedom From Limits |
individual freedom diagram, American exceptionalism, civil liberties, wise use movement, colonizing space | defamation, exceptional, lavish |
=> | #204B Limits & Ethics |
catastrophes-- manmade global, land ethic, tragedy of the commons, population growth concerns, population and family planning, | censorship, parameters, transgress |
41 | #104A Human-Centered |
human exceptionalism, illusion of central position, anthropocentrism and Christianity, anthropocentrism and science, wise use movement philosophy | anthropocentric, dominion, innate |
=> | #104B Respect for Nature | deep ecology, Earth's natural cycles, ecosystem, biodiversity , ethical treatment of animals | cherish, ecology, extant |
42 | #44A Sanctity & Dignity of Life | sanctity, bioethics, rights of unborn children, capital punishment, genetic engineering | eugenics, fetus, gestation |
=> | #44B Hands Off My Body | bodily integrity, pro-choice vs. pro-life, creative destruction, abortion, assisted suicide | euthanasia, integrity, populous |
43 | #3 Valuing Honesty, Learning | nature vs. nurture, gene, meme, cultural evolution, critical thinking skills | deceit, erudite, veracity |
=> | #4 Spreading Disinformation / Tactical Deception | misinformation vs. disinformation, baffling not clarifying, false balance / both sidesism, social media, anti-social media legislation | duplicity, guile, mendacious |
44 | #22A
Economic Growth |
economic growth-- basis for, economic growth-- measuring, investment decisions-- basis for, opportunity cost, regulations-- pollution and economic growth | dynamic, infrastructure, productivity |
=> | #23A Sustainability | sustainable development,
energy
balance, greenhouse effect, renewable resources,
jobs and renewable energy |
endure, nurture, perturbation |
45 | #23B
Enoughness |
alternative hedonism, small is beautiful, appropriate technology, simple living, ecosharing | frugal, moderation, stingy |
=> | #26B More is Better Mentality / Abundance | need
for power, conspicuous
consumption, McMansions, abundant life / community of abundance, affluenza |
gluttony, insatiable, plethora |
46 | #26A The Consumerist | consumerism, consumerists, salesmanship / marketing, advertising, needs vs. wants | dissipation, propaganda, residue |
=> | #27
The Small Producer |
food from plants-- the basics, organic gardening / farming / permaculture, do it yourself, barter economy, laborers vs. craftsmen vs. artists | husbandry, incentive, refurbish |
47 | #24A
Struggling With A Basic Need: Sustenance |
sustenance, absolute
poverty, homelessness, world’s hungry and extreme poor, hunger-- types of |
indigent, impecunious, privation |
=> | #24B
Creative Expression |
aesthetics and worldviews, art-- definitions, conflict resolution and art education, addiction & creativity, ecological groundedness | aesthetic, figurative, virtuoso |
48 | #45A Borrowing Mentality | credit, mortgage, interest--simple vs. compound, national debt, bankruptcy | dearth, obligation, usury |
=> | #45B Work, Play, Pay As You Go | sweat equity, Protestant work ethic, discounting the future, pay as you go--energy and environmental connection, ecological debt | avocation, resolute, vocation |
49 | #46A
Technological Fix |
technology, human
senses--extending them, technology--
critiques of, engineering design, electricity |
assiduous, pollute, technicality |
=> | #47A Attitudinal Fix | attitude, attitude change-- factors in, bridge values, intractable conflicts, conflict resolution | arbitration, assuage, ethos |
50 | #46B Military Backers | military conduct and discipline, military education and training, military spending, war and its origins, nuclear weapons | martinet, militarism, pillage |
=> | #47B
Pacifism / Non-Violence |
pacifism , pacifism--types of,
non-violence, civil resistance, deterence |
diplomacy, passivity, serene |
51 | #22B
Imperialism |
colonialism, imperialism-- non-Marxist, cultural imperialism, McDonaldization, China’s Belt and Road Initiative | bellicose, hegemony, jingoist |
=> | #51A Ethical Globalization | globalization,
free trade, economic development
and underdevelopment, basic human needs approach, World Bank |
indigenous, institution, network |
52 | #40 Environmental Economics | ecosystem services, environmental impact analysis, carbon tax, carbon footprint, regulations--public health and economic growth | efficiency, mitigate, subsidy |
=> | #51B Big Business Pushes Limits | fossil fuels,climate change, geoengineering / planetary engineering, geoengineering-- problems and risks, nuclear energy | brittle, futurist, moribund |
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The above course is a great way to prepare for SAT and college!
The
specific 312 SAT vocabulary words found in the right hand columns above are highlighted in white
in the
related background terms lists accessed by clicking the left hand column
choice # links above.
Those words in the right hand columns
above have been selected from various lists of
words used on past SAT tests.
They have been chosen to go with, and aid
understanding of, the worldview themes
and associated terms
listed in the middle columns. But, along with just memorizing the definitions of
those selected words,
the learning experience this course provides can
include much more...
The SAT prep (and GRE prep for lengthier implementations of this course) provided goes far beyond your just reading the definitions of the words and memorizing them. That approach--like cramming for a test with lots of memorization the night before--won't help transfer the meanings of these words into your long-term memory. In other words, you'll forget them soon after the test. This course puts a manageable number of terms (three) into a larger meaningful content--that of a worldview theme. Like what you do on the SAT test, our basic Global Education Course has you has read two short passages--each typically around 100 words in length. These are about two different worldview themes. It then asks you to scan through a page of background terms related to those worldview themes, and read over the highlighted in white definitions of the six SAT vocabulary terms included. You then answer questions to test your understanding.
There
are ten (self test A) questions--the first four of them are like reading
comprehension SAT questions, the last six are specifically about the definitions
of the SAT vocabulary words. If time is sorely lacking, your prep can be limited
to just taking self test A for each choice. But you can extend this into a
learning experience that goes far beyond SAT prep, by following through and
reading the yellow and
red mini-encyclopedia entries and also taking self test
B!
Specifically this will help you master the learning objectives for our basic Global
Education Course,
alternately named Science, Technology, and Human
Values,
that you'll find in the course syllabus found by clicking
here.
A final note: our self test questions force you to read carefully. Many of them are asking you to identify what's wrong, not what's correct. Likewise other questions involve selected from ordered pairs of choices, or picking out what word or phrase does not logically belong together with others in the list. If you don't read carefully you won't answer correctly!
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