SCIE101 UC Exam Revision (DEFINITIVE
EDITION) QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS PASS
GUARANTEED.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of traditional Māori knowledge? - correct answers
Universal knowledge
Imagine that you have an implicit bias that favours males over females. If you do an implicit bias test,
then how quickly will you be able to complete the different categorisations? - correct answers Male or
good: quick
Male or bad: slow
Female or good: slow
Female or bad: quick
Scientists used to be known as: - correct answers Natural philosophers
Which of the following is correct, relating to mahinga kai? - correct answers Mahinga kai are significant
food gathering resources and sites
Where was Cook and Banks' Polynesian companion from? - correct answers Ra'iatea
What is the underdetermination of theory by evidence? - correct answers It is the idea that the available
evidence never proves any general theory about the universe to be true, because it is always consistent
with lots of other, different (perhaps rather crazy) theories being true instead.
Latour and Woolgar propose the following process for the scientific work of establishing a fact:
Experiments --> inscriptions --> statement --> dispute --> settlement --> fact.
At which point would we say social interactions might have the greatest role in affecting whether
something becomes a fact? - correct answers Interactions around statement, dispute and settlement
,Which of the following might influence how scientific experiments are designed and carried out, and the
results interpreted and disseminated? - correct answers Funding, gender and ethnicity
The tradition about Aoraki and his brothers state: - correct answers Are an account of some of the
geographic features of the South Island
Which of the following is a NOT a reason a Rāhui would be imposed? - correct answers When food was
in abundance
What are taonga species? - correct answers Native birds, plants and animals of special significance to
Ngāi Tahu
What does the Belmont report's distributive justice principle require? - correct answers That research
participants should not be selected because they are readily available
Which of the following are widely used terms in computer science that are named after Alan Turing? -
correct answers Turing test, Turing award and Turing complete
The pathway from scientific research to benefits can be complex because: - correct answers Technology
needs to consider societal views
Which pair of Nobel Prize winning scientists proposed in 1974 that CFCs released at Earth's surface could
destroy ozone in the stratosphere? - correct answers Rowland and Molina (F. Sherwood Rowland and
Mario Molina)
What is extractive research and why is it associated with colonialism? - correct answers Extractive
research is research where data is 'taken' out of a community with nothing given in return. It is
associated with colonialism because it mimics the way in which colonial powers extracted resources
from the colonies for the benefit of the colonial powers
What is the singularity? - correct answers An AI system that can design improved AI systems better than
humans can
,Define "citizen science". - correct answers Research conducted by amateur scientists
Which New Zealand river attained the rights to legal personhood in 2017? - correct answers Whanganui
River
Which is true about Japan's Cherry Blossom Festival? - correct answers Records of peak bloom exist for
>1,000 years, the cherry trees are blossoming 3 weeks earlier on average and it is important to Japanese
culture (all available answers)
The mentality of Europeans to 'explore and conquer' the world is exemplified by: a.
The Fra Mauro map of the world (1459)
b.
The Dunn map of the world (1794)
c.
The Salviati map of the world (1525)
d.
The De Virga map of the world (1415) - correct answers The Salviati map of the world (1525)
Which of the following is an aspect of mātauranga Māori? a.Exclusively quantitative
b.Independent
c.Compartmentalised
d.Holistic - correct answers Holistic
The primary mechanism of Māori land alienation in Te Waipounamu was what? - correct answers
Purchase deeds
Strong scientific explanations typically have reach, which means they: - correct answers Can be relevant
to contexts beyond the one where they are applied
, What does tikanga refer to? - correct answers Custom
According to David Deutsch:
a. Knowledge is derived from our senses
b. Knowledge is derived conjecturally and tested for confirmation
c. Knowledge is innate in Homo Sapiens
d. Knowledge is amassed through experimentation and induction - correct answers Knowledge is
derived conjecturally and tested for confirmation
According to the physicist Adam Frank, the mark of a true expert is:
a.
Somebody who has a brilliant intellect and the ability to express themselves to a wide audience
b.
Somebody who understands what they know and what they don't know
c.
Somebody who knows more about a topic than other experts
d.
Somebody who ignores evidence that they know is incorrect based on years of experience - correct
answers Somebody who understands what they know and what they don't know
Why was the work of Henri Becquerel so important to support for Darwin's theory of evolution?
a.
His discovery of evidence of radioactivity suggested that the earth must be much older than earlier
believed
b.
His measurements of the earth's core temperature proved that the earth must be much older than
earlier believed
c.
His discovery of evidence of radioactivity suggested that the earth must be much younger than earlier
believed
EDITION) QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS PASS
GUARANTEED.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of traditional Māori knowledge? - correct answers
Universal knowledge
Imagine that you have an implicit bias that favours males over females. If you do an implicit bias test,
then how quickly will you be able to complete the different categorisations? - correct answers Male or
good: quick
Male or bad: slow
Female or good: slow
Female or bad: quick
Scientists used to be known as: - correct answers Natural philosophers
Which of the following is correct, relating to mahinga kai? - correct answers Mahinga kai are significant
food gathering resources and sites
Where was Cook and Banks' Polynesian companion from? - correct answers Ra'iatea
What is the underdetermination of theory by evidence? - correct answers It is the idea that the available
evidence never proves any general theory about the universe to be true, because it is always consistent
with lots of other, different (perhaps rather crazy) theories being true instead.
Latour and Woolgar propose the following process for the scientific work of establishing a fact:
Experiments --> inscriptions --> statement --> dispute --> settlement --> fact.
At which point would we say social interactions might have the greatest role in affecting whether
something becomes a fact? - correct answers Interactions around statement, dispute and settlement
,Which of the following might influence how scientific experiments are designed and carried out, and the
results interpreted and disseminated? - correct answers Funding, gender and ethnicity
The tradition about Aoraki and his brothers state: - correct answers Are an account of some of the
geographic features of the South Island
Which of the following is a NOT a reason a Rāhui would be imposed? - correct answers When food was
in abundance
What are taonga species? - correct answers Native birds, plants and animals of special significance to
Ngāi Tahu
What does the Belmont report's distributive justice principle require? - correct answers That research
participants should not be selected because they are readily available
Which of the following are widely used terms in computer science that are named after Alan Turing? -
correct answers Turing test, Turing award and Turing complete
The pathway from scientific research to benefits can be complex because: - correct answers Technology
needs to consider societal views
Which pair of Nobel Prize winning scientists proposed in 1974 that CFCs released at Earth's surface could
destroy ozone in the stratosphere? - correct answers Rowland and Molina (F. Sherwood Rowland and
Mario Molina)
What is extractive research and why is it associated with colonialism? - correct answers Extractive
research is research where data is 'taken' out of a community with nothing given in return. It is
associated with colonialism because it mimics the way in which colonial powers extracted resources
from the colonies for the benefit of the colonial powers
What is the singularity? - correct answers An AI system that can design improved AI systems better than
humans can
,Define "citizen science". - correct answers Research conducted by amateur scientists
Which New Zealand river attained the rights to legal personhood in 2017? - correct answers Whanganui
River
Which is true about Japan's Cherry Blossom Festival? - correct answers Records of peak bloom exist for
>1,000 years, the cherry trees are blossoming 3 weeks earlier on average and it is important to Japanese
culture (all available answers)
The mentality of Europeans to 'explore and conquer' the world is exemplified by: a.
The Fra Mauro map of the world (1459)
b.
The Dunn map of the world (1794)
c.
The Salviati map of the world (1525)
d.
The De Virga map of the world (1415) - correct answers The Salviati map of the world (1525)
Which of the following is an aspect of mātauranga Māori? a.Exclusively quantitative
b.Independent
c.Compartmentalised
d.Holistic - correct answers Holistic
The primary mechanism of Māori land alienation in Te Waipounamu was what? - correct answers
Purchase deeds
Strong scientific explanations typically have reach, which means they: - correct answers Can be relevant
to contexts beyond the one where they are applied
, What does tikanga refer to? - correct answers Custom
According to David Deutsch:
a. Knowledge is derived from our senses
b. Knowledge is derived conjecturally and tested for confirmation
c. Knowledge is innate in Homo Sapiens
d. Knowledge is amassed through experimentation and induction - correct answers Knowledge is
derived conjecturally and tested for confirmation
According to the physicist Adam Frank, the mark of a true expert is:
a.
Somebody who has a brilliant intellect and the ability to express themselves to a wide audience
b.
Somebody who understands what they know and what they don't know
c.
Somebody who knows more about a topic than other experts
d.
Somebody who ignores evidence that they know is incorrect based on years of experience - correct
answers Somebody who understands what they know and what they don't know
Why was the work of Henri Becquerel so important to support for Darwin's theory of evolution?
a.
His discovery of evidence of radioactivity suggested that the earth must be much older than earlier
believed
b.
His measurements of the earth's core temperature proved that the earth must be much older than
earlier believed
c.
His discovery of evidence of radioactivity suggested that the earth must be much younger than earlier
believed
