STS - Module A to D (True/False) 100% Correct

STS - Module A to D (True/False) 100% Correct As pertaining to all persons, with the capacity to think, everyone can have their own personal knowledge statement about the world. True An "illusion" as a phenomenon is real, but the subject or object of the "illusion" is not. True All knowledge statement taught to you by your discipline, including the contents of Module A&B, should be accepted as truth. False In any truly scientific discipline, it is acceptable that scientific statement should be guided by a bit of supernatural laws. False Scientific statements are absolutely true. This is the strength of the scientific method. False Can ideas, theories, or concepts form in someone's mind without any perception or experience of the world? False As pertaining to the ontological foundation of science of the scientific approach, reality is objective and the real world exists apart from the observer. True The best approach to viewing reality is the interpretative approach because of its democratic view that reality is subjective and everyone is given a chance to have their own views of what is true or false. False Since the outcome of the epistemological foundation of science is to be able to produce generalized knowledge about the world, then the scientist who does a very localized experiment is not following the scientific approach because his conclusions can only be locally applied. False The only true way to know whether a bottle mark with the "poison" sign contains something poisonous is by drinking it, if you die then the label is true. False "Its conclusions are final and absolutely true" is not a characteristic of a scientific statement. True "It explains why a phenomenon occurs" is not a characteristic of a scientific law. True ""Both adequately describes the phenomenon of interest" is not a characteristic shared by both a scientific theory and a scientific law. True "It does not need to be tested" is a characteristic of a scientific theory. False Plato and Aristotle disagreed with one another because Plato believes that the Earth is at the center of the universe, while Aristotle does not. False The prime mover is the incorruptible substance which makes up the concentric spheres that surround the Earth, on which heavenly bodies stay as they move around our planet. False Aristarchus of Samos was first to propose a Sun-centered universe. True Hipparchus of Nicea used trigonometry and was mostly correct in his conclusions, especially on the seasonal patterns and length of a year. True Nicholas Copernicus was warmly accepted by everyone when he published his work outlining his support of a heliocentric universe. False Boats were built by the Early Kapampangans using the Neolithic Adze. True Candaba is the town in Pampanga in which the Donya Simang Archaeological site was found. True Great Wall is said to be the largest and most extensive infrastructure built in China. True Nile River is the body of water which is associated with the Ancient Egypt Civilization. True According to some theories, the Asians end up in America after walking along the Beringia. True For a statement to be Scientific (as per the ruling of U.S. Judge William Overton) 1. It must be guided by natural law. 2. It has to be explanatory by reference to natural law. 3. It is testable against the empirical world. 4. Its conclusions are tentative. 5. It is falsifiable. True The similarities of Theory and Law are the following: 1. Both are based on tested hypotheses. 2. Both are supported by a large body of empirical data. 3. Both are widely accepted by the vast majority (if not all) of scientists within a discipline 4. Both are falsifiable. True Scientific Method includes the following: 1. Observations and questions (Deduction) 2. Make hypotheses (Deduction) 3. Collect and analyze data/evidences (Induction) 4. Make conclusions (Induction) True The social world is part of the natural world. True A law is neither "better than" nor "worse than" a theory, and a theory is not a "law in waiting". True What we gained from technology use: - Ease of access to information / communication - Ease of traveling; shelter; entertainment - Ease of access to natural resources Improved health and lifestyle True What we sacrificed from technology use: - Social isolation - Job loss - Increased dependency on technology / decreased competence - Data security / privacy - Increased potential for destructive conflicts - Environmental degradation True China is considered to be the most isolated of all the ancient civilizations. True The following are some of the Claim to Fame of Chinese Civilization: bronze ware ceramics, silk historical literature poetry metallurgy gunpowder Great Wall. True The following are key characteristics of Chinese civilization: reverence for ancestors big importance of family prestige of educated and of the written word. True Roman civilization is considered to be a successor to Hellenistic Greece even if the two overlapped in time. True Metal implements were most probably important in surviving in the swamps, for hunting, and even for warfare. True Aristarchus of Samos proposed a heliocentric theory based on the large size of the Sun. He had sound method but inadequate data so his theory was not welcomed by those who could not imagine the Earth not being at the center. True Ancient Greek history is divided into 3 epochs: Minoan, Hellenic Period, and Hellenistic Age. True Plato and Aristotle said that the Earth was a sphere and the stationary center of the universe. True Eudoxus of Cnidus proposed that uniform circular motion for all heavenly bodies around the Earth which was at the center. He said that all heavenly bodies are in concentric, crystalline or transparent spheres around the Earth. True