PHI 210-PHI 210 Final Exam. Questions and Answers

PHI 210-PHI 210 Final Exam. Questions and Answers While scientific explanations provide compelling evidence for claims and produce verifiable insights, they are also _________. Selected Answer: routinely invalidated by later investigations Correct Answer: routinely invalidated by later investigations Question 2 4 out of 4 points Frode is afraid of dogs because he was attacked by one as a child. This is an example of which of the following? Selected Answer: explanation Correct Answer: explanation Question 3 4 out of 4 points Tentative explanations for phenomena that need to be tested are called which of the following? Selected Answer: hypotheses Correct Answer: hypotheses Question 4 4 out of 4 points Sally reads a report about a casual study of students and their attitudes to drugs. "A group of high school students were asked if they had ever used an illegal substance; the majority of those students said 'No.'" Sally then cites this study in her paper about drug use. She says, "A study of students revealed that only 10% of high school students use drugs." Why is her conclusion flawed? Selected Answer: The data relied on the self-reporting of participants.