EXAMINATION TEST 2026 QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS FULLY VERIFIED
●● Pseudoscience Vs communication science. Answer: -
Pseudoscientific theories never fail and explain everything
- Scientific theories must be falsifiable (refutable/testable)
- Demarcation problem: where does science end and pseudoscience
begin?
●● Political Science. Answer: - Selective use of evidence.
- Categorical assertion.
- Calculated ambiguity
●● Science of Science Communication. Answer: - Uses available
relevant evidence.
- Transparency in level of uncertainty.
- Specifies the phenomena analyzed or reported
●● Audience aspects of
science communication (Can impact interpretation). Answer: - Personal
values
- Issue proximity and familiarity
, - Preparedness to hear about science
- Heuristics (e.g., cognitive shortcuts)
- Mental models and prior beliefs
- Numeric data and numeracy
●● Social and
political context
of science
communication. Answer: - In modern democracies, science
communication affected by social and
political factors
- Further complicated by:
- Mediated science communication
- Rapidly changing media
landscape and information
environment
- Changing nature of scientific
discovery
- Growing complexity and speed
with which new technologies
and applications reach market