Philosophies and Theories for Advanced Nursing
Practice 4th Edition by Janie B. Butts, Karen L. Rich|
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, Chapter 1: Philosophy of Science: An Introduction
1. Why natural sciences are also referred to as ―pure‖ sciences?
A. They are considered stand-alone bodies of unique knowledge.
B. They are the only sciences to which the scientific method can be applied.
C. They are the original sciences upon which all others are based.
D. They are not affected by subjectivity in the way other sciences are.
Right Answer: A
2. Which is not an example of an applied science as used in health care today?
A. Social work
B. Psychotherapy
C. Examination of care disparities
D. Pathology Right Answer: D
3. Roberta firmly believes that individual experiences are the source of all knowledge in the world.
As a scientist, she acknowledges her role as a participant in the experiments she performs and does
consider herself merely a disconnected observer of phenomenon. Roberta’s views are most closely
reflective of which of scientific thought?
A. Natural Science
B. Human Science
C. Applied Science
D. Soft Science Right Answer: B
4. What is the ultimate goal of the scientific method?
A. Application of scientific results to a related body of knowledge in order to meet some type of
human need.
B. Examination of the decisions made by a scientist to understand the ways in which subjectivity was
introduced to the experiment.
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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 results in repeat
experiments.
Right Answer: C
5. Which of the following best describes the aim of natural sciences?
A. Affirmation of the importance of cultural understanding by uncovering the common subjective
biases of different disciplines.
B. Improvement of the quality of life by understanding what helps people maximize their functional
abilities.
C. Utilization of knowledge by applying it to a specific purpose in order to better a situation or
change viewpoints.
D. Development of knowledge for the sake of developing knowledge, discovering truth, and
controlling outcomes.
Right Answer: D
6. Gretchen and Peter are graduate students in the same Physics lab. Their supervisor has asked both
of them to perform the same experiment using the same procedure and equipment. After they’ve both
completed their task, the compare their results and discover that they are nearly identical. Which of
the five criteria for science does Gretchen and Peter’s discovery exemplify?
A. Intersubjective testability
B. Reliability
C. Definiteness and precision
D. Coherence Right Answer: A
7. Which statement does not describe a general characteristic of philosophy?
A. Thinking for the sake of thinking.
B. Utilization of process and outcome.
C. Demarcation of wholeness and holism.
D. Application of epistemology and ontology.
Right Answer: C
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, 8. Repetitive patterns of behavior dictated by past experiences is an example of which source of
knowledge?
A. Doctrine
B. Common sense
C. Tradition
D. Authority
Right Answer: C
9. Francisco is a chemist who rigidly applies the scientific method to all that he does, whether in the
lab or out of it, and strongly believes that all relationships are governed by cause and effect. He sees
little need for subjectivity in any area of his life, believing instead that the world is an external
concept completely independent of individual thoughts or desires. Which philosophical school best
describes Francisco’s outlook on the world?
A. Phenomenology
B. Logical positivism
C. Hermeneutics
D. Post-structuralism
Right Answer: B
10. Which statement would an adherent of the perceived view most likely make?
A. ―Observation is completely unbiased.‖
B. ―Descriptive law is the gold standard of science.‖
C. ―Individual phenomenon make up the whole that is the universe.‖
D. ―Theories are neither right nor wrong.‖ Right Answer: D
11. Which philosophy subscribes to the idea that the universe is a whole made of interrelated parts?
A. Logical positivism
B. Chaos and Complexity
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C. Post-Structuralism
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D. Hermeneutics Right Answer: B
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Practice 4th Edition by Janie B. Butts, Karen L. Rich|
TEST BANK
Chapter 1-26| All Chapters Comprising of Verified
Questions & 100% Accurate Answers for the Study
St
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yS
Page | 1
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, Chapter 1: Philosophy of Science: An Introduction
1. Why natural sciences are also referred to as ―pure‖ sciences?
A. They are considered stand-alone bodies of unique knowledge.
B. They are the only sciences to which the scientific method can be applied.
C. They are the original sciences upon which all others are based.
D. They are not affected by subjectivity in the way other sciences are.
Right Answer: A
2. Which is not an example of an applied science as used in health care today?
A. Social work
B. Psychotherapy
C. Examination of care disparities
D. Pathology Right Answer: D
3. Roberta firmly believes that individual experiences are the source of all knowledge in the world.
As a scientist, she acknowledges her role as a participant in the experiments she performs and does
consider herself merely a disconnected observer of phenomenon. Roberta’s views are most closely
reflective of which of scientific thought?
A. Natural Science
B. Human Science
C. Applied Science
D. Soft Science Right Answer: B
4. What is the ultimate goal of the scientific method?
A. Application of scientific results to a related body of knowledge in order to meet some type of
human need.
B. Examination of the decisions made by a scientist to understand the ways in which subjectivity was
introduced to the experiment.
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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 results in repeat
experiments.
Right Answer: C
5. Which of the following best describes the aim of natural sciences?
A. Affirmation of the importance of cultural understanding by uncovering the common subjective
biases of different disciplines.
B. Improvement of the quality of life by understanding what helps people maximize their functional
abilities.
C. Utilization of knowledge by applying it to a specific purpose in order to better a situation or
change viewpoints.
D. Development of knowledge for the sake of developing knowledge, discovering truth, and
controlling outcomes.
Right Answer: D
6. Gretchen and Peter are graduate students in the same Physics lab. Their supervisor has asked both
of them to perform the same experiment using the same procedure and equipment. After they’ve both
completed their task, the compare their results and discover that they are nearly identical. Which of
the five criteria for science does Gretchen and Peter’s discovery exemplify?
A. Intersubjective testability
B. Reliability
C. Definiteness and precision
D. Coherence Right Answer: A
7. Which statement does not describe a general characteristic of philosophy?
A. Thinking for the sake of thinking.
B. Utilization of process and outcome.
C. Demarcation of wholeness and holism.
D. Application of epistemology and ontology.
Right Answer: C
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, 8. Repetitive patterns of behavior dictated by past experiences is an example of which source of
knowledge?
A. Doctrine
B. Common sense
C. Tradition
D. Authority
Right Answer: C
9. Francisco is a chemist who rigidly applies the scientific method to all that he does, whether in the
lab or out of it, and strongly believes that all relationships are governed by cause and effect. He sees
little need for subjectivity in any area of his life, believing instead that the world is an external
concept completely independent of individual thoughts or desires. Which philosophical school best
describes Francisco’s outlook on the world?
A. Phenomenology
B. Logical positivism
C. Hermeneutics
D. Post-structuralism
Right Answer: B
10. Which statement would an adherent of the perceived view most likely make?
A. ―Observation is completely unbiased.‖
B. ―Descriptive law is the gold standard of science.‖
C. ―Individual phenomenon make up the whole that is the universe.‖
D. ―Theories are neither right nor wrong.‖ Right Answer: D
11. Which philosophy subscribes to the idea that the universe is a whole made of interrelated parts?
A. Logical positivism
B. Chaos and Complexity
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C. Post-Structuralism
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D. Hermeneutics Right Answer: B
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