, Chapter 1 – Philosophy of Science: An Introduction
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1. Why are natural sciences also referred to as “pure” sciences?
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A. They are considered stand-alone bodies of unique knowledge.
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B. They are the only sciences to which the scientific method can be applied.
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C. They are the original sciences upon which all others are based.
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D. They are not affected by subjectivity in the way other sciences are.
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2. Which is not an example of an applied science as used in health care today?
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3. Roberta firmly believes that individual experiences are the source of all knowledge in t
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4. What is the ultimate goal of the scientific method?
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A. Application of scientific results to a related body of knowledge in order to meet so
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C. Reproducible experimental results that do not take researcher individuality into account.
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D. Improving the situation or process used in the experiment to yield more accurate resu
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5. Which of the following best describes the aim of natural sciences?
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onsubjective biases of different disciplines.
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ionor change viewpoints.
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6. Gretchen and Peter are graduate students in the same Physics lab. Their supervisor h
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as asked both of them to perform the same experiment using the same procedure and eq
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uipment. After they’ve both completed their task, the compare their results and discove
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rthat they are nearly identical. Which of the five criteria for science does Gretchen and
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Peter’s discovery exemplify?
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, 7. Which statement does not describe a general characteristic of philosophy?
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A. Thinking for the sake of thinking.
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C. Demarcation of wholeness and holism.
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D. Application of epistemology and ontology.
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Ans: C$ d
8. Repetitive patterns of behavior dictated by past experiences is an example of which sou
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rceof knowledge?
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1. Why are natural sciences also referred to as “pure” sciences?
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A. They are considered stand-alone bodies of unique knowledge.
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C. They are the original sciences upon which all others are based.
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D. They are not affected by subjectivity in the way other sciences are.
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Ans: A $ d
2. Which is not an example of an applied science as used in health care today?
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A. Social work $d
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3. Roberta firmly believes that individual experiences are the source of all knowledge in t
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4. What is the ultimate goal of the scientific method?
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C. Reproducible experimental results that do not take researcher individuality into account.
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D. Improving the situation or process used in the experiment to yield more accurate resu
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5. Which of the following best describes the aim of natural sciences?
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eirfunctional abilities.
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6. Gretchen and Peter are graduate students in the same Physics lab. Their supervisor h
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rthat they are nearly identical. Which of the five criteria for science does Gretchen and
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Peter’s discovery exemplify?
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D. Coherence
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, 7. Which statement does not describe a general characteristic of philosophy?
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D. Application of epistemology and ontology.
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Ans: C$ d
8. Repetitive patterns of behavior dictated by past experiences is an example of which sou
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Ans: C$ d
