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1. Whyeareenaturalesciencesealsoereferredetoease“pure”esciences?
A. Theyeareeconsideredestand-aloneebodieseofeuniqueeknowledge.
B. Theyeareetheeonlyesciencesetoewhichetheescientificemethodecanebeeapplied.
C. Theyeareetheeoriginalescienceseuponewhichealleotherseareebased.
D. Theyeareenoteaffectedebyesubjectivityeinetheewayeotherescienceseare.
Ans:e A
2. Whicheisenoteaneexampleeofeaneappliedescienceeaseusedeinehealthecareetoday?
A. Socialework
B. Psychotherapy
C. Examinationeofecareedisparities
D. Pathology
Ans:e D
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3. Robertaefirmlyebelievesethateindividualeexperienceseareetheesourceeofealleknowledgeeinethee
world.eAseaescientist,esheeacknowledgesehereroleeaseaeparticipanteinetheeexperimentsesheeperfor
mseandedoeseconsidereherselfemerelyeaedisconnectedeobservereofephenomenon.eRoberta’seview
seareemosteclosTeElySrTefBleActNivKeSoEfewLhLiEchRs.chCoOoMleofescientificethoug
ht?
A. NaturaleScience
B. HumaneScience
C. AppliedeScience
D. SofteScience
Ans:e B
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4. Whateisetheeultimateegoaleofetheescientificemethod?
A. Applicationeofescientificeresultsetoeaerelatedebodyeofeknowledgeeineorderetoemeetesome
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, typeeofehumaneneed.
B. Examinationeofetheedecisionsemadeebyeaescientistetoeunderstandetheewayseinew
hichesubjectivityewaseintroducedetoetheeexperiment.
C. Reproducibleeexperimentaleresultsethatedoenotetakeeresearchereindividualityeintoeaccount.
D. Improvingetheesituationeoreprocesseusedeinetheeexperimentetoeyieldemoreeaccurateere
sultseinerepeateexperiments.
Ans:e C
5. Whicheofetheefollowingebestedescribesetheeaimeofenaturalesciences?
A. Affirmationeofetheeimportanceeofeculturaleunderstandingebyeuncoveringetheec
ommonesubjectiveebiaseseofedifferentedisciplines.
B. Improvementeofetheequalityeofelifeebyeunderstandingewhatehelpsepeopleemaximizeet
heirefunctionaleabilities.
C. Utilizationeofeknowledgeebyeapplyingeitetoeaespecificepurposeeineorderetoebettereaesi
tuationeorechangeeviewpoints.
D. Developmenteofeknowledgeeforetheesakeeofedevelopingeknowledge,ediscoveringetruth,ea
ndecontrollingeoutcomes.
Ans:e D
6. GretcheneandePetereareegraduateestudentseinetheesameePhysicselab.eTheiresupervisorehaseas
kedebotheofethemetoeperformetheesameeexperimenteusingetheesameeprocedureeandeequipment.
e Afterethey’veebothecompletedetheiretask,etheecompareetheireresultseandediscoverethatetheyear
eenearlyeidentical.e WhicheofetheefiveecriteriaeforescienceedoeseGretcheneand
Peter’sediscoveryeexemplify?
A. Intersubjectiveetestability
B. Reliability
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, C. Definitenesseandeprecision
D. Coherence
Ans:e A
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7. Whichestatementedoesenotedescribeeaegeneralecharacteristiceofephilosophy?
A. Thinkingeforetheesakeeofethinking.
B. Utilizationeofeprocesseandeoutcome.
C. Demarcationeofewholenesseandeholism.
D. Applicationeofeepistemologyeandeontology.
Ans:e C
8. Repetitiveepatternseofebehavioredictatedebyepasteexperienceseiseaneexampleeofewhichesourceeof
knowledge?
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A. Doctrine
B. Commonesense
C. Tradition
D. Authority
Ans:e C
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Foremoreetestebankseemail:
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r Advanced Nursing Practice 3rd Edition Jani
e e e e e e
e B. Butts and Karen L. Rich
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Foremoreetestebankseemail:
, Chapter 1 – Philosophy of Science: An Introduction
e e e e e e e
1. Whyeareenaturalesciencesealsoereferredetoease“pure”esciences?
A. Theyeareeconsideredestand-aloneebodieseofeuniqueeknowledge.
B. Theyeareetheeonlyesciencesetoewhichetheescientificemethodecanebeeapplied.
C. Theyeareetheeoriginalescienceseuponewhichealleotherseareebased.
D. Theyeareenoteaffectedebyesubjectivityeinetheewayeotherescienceseare.
Ans:e A
2. Whicheisenoteaneexampleeofeaneappliedescienceeaseusedeinehealthecareetoday?
A. Socialework
B. Psychotherapy
C. Examinationeofecareedisparities
D. Pathology
Ans:e D
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3. Robertaefirmlyebelievesethateindividualeexperienceseareetheesourceeofealleknowledgeeinethee
world.eAseaescientist,esheeacknowledgesehereroleeaseaeparticipanteinetheeexperimentsesheeperfor
mseandedoeseconsidereherselfemerelyeaedisconnectedeobservereofephenomenon.eRoberta’seview
seareemosteclosTeElySrTefBleActNivKeSoEfewLhLiEchRs.chCoOoMleofescientificethoug
ht?
A. NaturaleScience
B. HumaneScience
C. AppliedeScience
D. SofteScience
Ans:e B
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4. Whateisetheeultimateegoaleofetheescientificemethod?
A. Applicationeofescientificeresultsetoeaerelatedebodyeofeknowledgeeineorderetoemeetesome
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, typeeofehumaneneed.
B. Examinationeofetheedecisionsemadeebyeaescientistetoeunderstandetheewayseinew
hichesubjectivityewaseintroducedetoetheeexperiment.
C. Reproducibleeexperimentaleresultsethatedoenotetakeeresearchereindividualityeintoeaccount.
D. Improvingetheesituationeoreprocesseusedeinetheeexperimentetoeyieldemoreeaccurateere
sultseinerepeateexperiments.
Ans:e C
5. Whicheofetheefollowingebestedescribesetheeaimeofenaturalesciences?
A. Affirmationeofetheeimportanceeofeculturaleunderstandingebyeuncoveringetheec
ommonesubjectiveebiaseseofedifferentedisciplines.
B. Improvementeofetheequalityeofelifeebyeunderstandingewhatehelpsepeopleemaximizeet
heirefunctionaleabilities.
C. Utilizationeofeknowledgeebyeapplyingeitetoeaespecificepurposeeineorderetoebettereaesi
tuationeorechangeeviewpoints.
D. Developmenteofeknowledgeeforetheesakeeofedevelopingeknowledge,ediscoveringetruth,ea
ndecontrollingeoutcomes.
Ans:e D
6. GretcheneandePetereareegraduateestudentseinetheesameePhysicselab.eTheiresupervisorehaseas
kedebotheofethemetoeperformetheesameeexperimenteusingetheesameeprocedureeandeequipment.
e Afterethey’veebothecompletedetheiretask,etheecompareetheireresultseandediscoverethatetheyear
eenearlyeidentical.e WhicheofetheefiveecriteriaeforescienceedoeseGretcheneand
Peter’sediscoveryeexemplify?
A. Intersubjectiveetestability
B. Reliability
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, C. Definitenesseandeprecision
D. Coherence
Ans:e A
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7. Whichestatementedoesenotedescribeeaegeneralecharacteristiceofephilosophy?
A. Thinkingeforetheesakeeofethinking.
B. Utilizationeofeprocesseandeoutcome.
C. Demarcationeofewholenesseandeholism.
D. Applicationeofeepistemologyeandeontology.
Ans:e C
8. Repetitiveepatternseofebehavioredictatedebyepasteexperienceseiseaneexampleeofewhichesourceeof
knowledge?
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A. Doctrine
B. Commonesense
C. Tradition
D. Authority
Ans:e C
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