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1) What is science?
A) The use of facts to disprove the supernatural
B) The systematic study of the natural world through observation and experiment
C) How you know what you know
D) A system of ideas intended to explain something - correct answer ✔✔B
1) What is pseudoscience?
A) An alternative science that doesn't use facts
B) The systematic study of the supernatural world through observation and experiment
C) A claim, belief or practice which is presented as scientific, but which does not follow the scientific
method
D) A belief in the supernatural - correct answer ✔✔C
1) The process of figuring out what data should be observed based on your generalized hypotheses
A) Deduction
B) Conduction
C) Conjunction
D) Induction - correct answer ✔✔A
1) Which is characteristic of pseudoscientific claims?
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,A) Ignores alternative explanations or contrary evidence
B) Relies on anecdotal or untestable evidence
C) Seeks to prove rather than test claims
D) All answers are correct - correct answer ✔✔D
1) Assessing the reliability of a car on the basis of a friend's experience is an example of
A) reliable fact-checking
B) relying on anecdotal evidence
C) using epistemology
D) deductive reasoning - correct answer ✔✔B
1) What IS NOT one of the motivations of the pseudoscientist?
A) Racism
B) Money
C) Fame
D) Tenure - correct answer ✔✔D
1) A cable network recently aired "10 Million Dollar Bigfoot Bounty" where 9 teams of hunters looked for
evidence of Bigfoot. Was this science or pseudoscience?
A) It depends upon how the data were collected and assessed
B) Science
C) Bigfoot isn't real
D) Pseudoscience - correct answer ✔✔A
1) One of Kenneth Feder's first experiences with pseudoscience and archaeology was reading:
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,A) The DaVinci Code
B) Chariots of the Gods
C) Magicians of the Gods
D) Morning of the Magicians - correct answer ✔✔D
1) According to Kida, which is one of the six mistakes we make in our thought processes?
A) We seek to disprove
B) We over complicate
C) We prefer stories to statistics
D) We are born liars - correct answer ✔✔C
1) A person posts on Facebook that their black cat is lost. Many report seeing it around the
neighborhood, though is was actually found locked in a closet. This is an example of
A) Process complex data
B) Know black cats are magical
C) Have faulty memories
D) We can misperceive our world - correct answer ✔✔D
1) 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?
A) By testing different hypotheses he eventually arrived at the correct diagnosis
B) He settled out of court
C) By prescribing a wide panel of antibiotics he was able to lower the fevers
D) He proved that the deaths were the result of a virus, which is why antibiotics were ineffective - correct
answer ✔✔A
1) What constitutes a red flag indicating possible pseudoscience at work?
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, A) All choices are correct
B) The claimant wants to "prove" their hypothesis
C) The claim will "confirm history"
D) The claimant states that more data are needed to test their hypotheses - correct answer ✔✔B
1) Liberal voters watching MSNBC exclusively is an example of which Kida mistake in our thinking?
A) They prefer interviews where the interviewer does all the talking
B) We seek to confirm
C) Neilson ratings actually show that liberals prefer Newsmax
D) they prefer their news to fair and balanced - correct answer ✔✔B
1) What is Occam's Razor?
A) A 14th century scooter
B) An ancient artifact found in Tutankhamen's tomb
C) The method by which pseudo-scientists cut through mainstream science
D) The answer requiring the fewest assumptions is probably the correct one - correct answer ✔✔D
1) When assessing an "experts" credentials, you should
A) make sure their degree is from an accredited university
B) check that their publications have been peer reviewed
C) All choices are correct
D) make sure their area of expertise relates to the subject under review - correct answer ✔✔C
2) What is a hoax?
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1) What is science?
A) The use of facts to disprove the supernatural
B) The systematic study of the natural world through observation and experiment
C) How you know what you know
D) A system of ideas intended to explain something - correct answer ✔✔B
1) What is pseudoscience?
A) An alternative science that doesn't use facts
B) The systematic study of the supernatural world through observation and experiment
C) A claim, belief or practice which is presented as scientific, but which does not follow the scientific
method
D) A belief in the supernatural - correct answer ✔✔C
1) The process of figuring out what data should be observed based on your generalized hypotheses
A) Deduction
B) Conduction
C) Conjunction
D) Induction - correct answer ✔✔A
1) Which is characteristic of pseudoscientific claims?
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,A) Ignores alternative explanations or contrary evidence
B) Relies on anecdotal or untestable evidence
C) Seeks to prove rather than test claims
D) All answers are correct - correct answer ✔✔D
1) Assessing the reliability of a car on the basis of a friend's experience is an example of
A) reliable fact-checking
B) relying on anecdotal evidence
C) using epistemology
D) deductive reasoning - correct answer ✔✔B
1) What IS NOT one of the motivations of the pseudoscientist?
A) Racism
B) Money
C) Fame
D) Tenure - correct answer ✔✔D
1) A cable network recently aired "10 Million Dollar Bigfoot Bounty" where 9 teams of hunters looked for
evidence of Bigfoot. Was this science or pseudoscience?
A) It depends upon how the data were collected and assessed
B) Science
C) Bigfoot isn't real
D) Pseudoscience - correct answer ✔✔A
1) One of Kenneth Feder's first experiences with pseudoscience and archaeology was reading:
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,A) The DaVinci Code
B) Chariots of the Gods
C) Magicians of the Gods
D) Morning of the Magicians - correct answer ✔✔D
1) According to Kida, which is one of the six mistakes we make in our thought processes?
A) We seek to disprove
B) We over complicate
C) We prefer stories to statistics
D) We are born liars - correct answer ✔✔C
1) A person posts on Facebook that their black cat is lost. Many report seeing it around the
neighborhood, though is was actually found locked in a closet. This is an example of
A) Process complex data
B) Know black cats are magical
C) Have faulty memories
D) We can misperceive our world - correct answer ✔✔D
1) 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?
A) By testing different hypotheses he eventually arrived at the correct diagnosis
B) He settled out of court
C) By prescribing a wide panel of antibiotics he was able to lower the fevers
D) He proved that the deaths were the result of a virus, which is why antibiotics were ineffective - correct
answer ✔✔A
1) What constitutes a red flag indicating possible pseudoscience at work?
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, A) All choices are correct
B) The claimant wants to "prove" their hypothesis
C) The claim will "confirm history"
D) The claimant states that more data are needed to test their hypotheses - correct answer ✔✔B
1) Liberal voters watching MSNBC exclusively is an example of which Kida mistake in our thinking?
A) They prefer interviews where the interviewer does all the talking
B) We seek to confirm
C) Neilson ratings actually show that liberals prefer Newsmax
D) they prefer their news to fair and balanced - correct answer ✔✔B
1) What is Occam's Razor?
A) A 14th century scooter
B) An ancient artifact found in Tutankhamen's tomb
C) The method by which pseudo-scientists cut through mainstream science
D) The answer requiring the fewest assumptions is probably the correct one - correct answer ✔✔D
1) When assessing an "experts" credentials, you should
A) make sure their degree is from an accredited university
B) check that their publications have been peer reviewed
C) All choices are correct
D) make sure their area of expertise relates to the subject under review - correct answer ✔✔C
2) What is a hoax?
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