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Anth 1001.603 : final exam Charles Ewen questions and answers 100% guaranteed success. what is science - correct answers.The systematic study of the natural world through observation and experiment what is pseudoscience - correct answers.A claim, belief or practice which is presented as scientific, but which does not follow the scientific method The process of reaching a general conclusion from particular pieces of data - correct tion Which is characteristic of pseudoscientific claims? - correct answers.-Seeks to prove rather than test claims -Ignores alternative explanations or contrary evidence -Relies on anecdotal or untestable evidence In the Mysterious Origins of Man video the site of Tiwanaku in Bolivia was dated at 10,000 BC on the basis of: - correct answers.Archaeo-astronomy What IS NOT one of the motivations of the pseudoscientist? - correct al life The Olympic Project was set up as an open source website to collect evidence for Bigfoot. Evidence collected was to be assessed by a team of researchers. Was this science or pseudoscience? - correct answers.It depends upon how the data were collected and assessed One of Kenneth Feder's first experiences with pseudoscience and archaeology was reading: - correct answers.Morning of the Magicians According to Kida, which IS NOT one of the six mistakes we make in our thought processes? - correct are born liars Jumping to the conclusion that mammoths still exist today, on the basis of a grainy video, is an example of how we - correct rceive our world In the Case of Childbed Fever in Feder's text, what was the outcome of Dr. Semmelweis's investigation of the mystery of the differing mortality rates? - correct answers.By testing different hypotheses he eventually arrived at the correct diagnosis What constitutes a red flag indicating possible pseudoscience at work? - correct answers.-The claim will "rewrite history" -The claimant wants to "prove" their hypothesis -The claimant implies that mainstream scientists are withholding information Conservative voters watching Fox News is an example of which Kida mistake in our thinking? - correct seek to confirm What is Occam's Razor? - correct answers.The answer requiring the fewest assumptions is probably the correct one How should one assess a fantastic claim? - correct answers.-Consider the source (is it a refereed publication?) -Ask if there are any corroborating sources -Consider the claimant and other "experts" credentials What is a Hoax? - correct answers.A deliberate deception masquerading as the truth What is epistemology? - correct answers.The study of knowledge (how we know what we know) Which is a motivation for a hoax? - correct answers.-Financial gain -Make a social statement -To embarrass someone Known as "God's hand", this hoaxer fooled the archaeological establishment in Japan with his planted finds that pushed back the earliest dates for that island's Paleolithic period - correct answers.Shinichi Fujimura The motivation(s) for the Cardiff Giant hoax was - correct answers.To make a statement about the fallacy of using the Bible as literal history According to Feder, what makes for a successful hoax? - correct answers.-Give the people what they want -Learn from your mistakes -Don't be too successful Are the Dare Stones genuine artifacts of the Lost Colony? - correct answers.The first one discovered is believed by some to be genuine, the others are admitted fakes