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Chapter 1 – Philosophy of Science: An Introduction
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1. Why bbare bbnatural bbsciences bbalso bbreferred bbto bbas bb―pure‖ bbsciences?
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C. They bbare bbthe bboriginal bbsciences bbupon bbwhich bball bbothers bbare bbbased.
D. They bbare bbnot bbaffected bbby bbsubjectivity bbin bbthe bbway bbother bbsciences bbare.
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2. Which bbis bbnot bban bbexample bbof bban bbapplied bbscience bbas bbused bbin bbhealth bbcare bbtoday?
A. Social bbwork
B. Psychotherapy
C. Examination bbof bbcare
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D. b b Pathology
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3. Roberta bbfirmly bbbelieves bbthat bbindividual bbexperiences bbare bbthe bbsource bbof bball
bbknowledge bbin bbthebworld. bbAs bba bbscientist, bbshe bbacknowledges bbher bbrole bbas bba bbparticipant
bbin bbthe bbexperiments bbshe bbperforms bband bbdoes bbconsider bbherself bbmerely bba bbdisconnected
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4. What bbis bbthe bbultimate bbgoal bbof bbthe bbscientific bbmethod?
A. Application bbof bbscientific bbresults bbto bba bbrelated bbbody bbof bbknowledge bbin bborder bbto
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B. Examination bbof bbthe bbdecisions bbmade bbby bba bbscientist bbto bbunderstand bbthe bbways
bbin bbwhichb subjectivity bbwas bbintroduced bbto bbthe bbexperiment.
C. Reproducible bbexperimental bbresults bbthat bbdo bbnot bbtake bbresearcher bbindividuality bbinto
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5. Which bbof bbthe bbfollowing bbbest bbdescribes bbthe bbaim bbof bbnatural bbsciences?
A. Affirmation bbof bbthe bbimportance bbof bbcultural bbunderstanding bbby bbuncovering bbthe
bbcommonb subjective bbbiases bbof bbdifferent bbdisciplines.
B. Improvement bbof bbthe bbquality bbof bblife bbby bbunderstanding bbwhat bbhelps bbpeople
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C. Utilization bbof bbknowledge bbby bbapplying bbit bbto bba bbspecific bbaim bbin bborder bbto bbbetter bba
bbsituationb or bbchange bbviewpoints.
D. Development bbof bbknowledge bbfor bbthe bbsake bbof bbdeveloping bbknowledge, bbdiscovering
bbtruth, bbandbcontrolling bboutcomes.
Accurate bbanswer:-D
6. Gretchen bband bbPeter bbare bbgraduate bbstudents bbin bbthe bbsame bbPhysics bblab. bbTheir
bbsupervisor bbhas bbasked bbboth bbof bbthem bbto bbperform bbthe bbsame bbexperiment bbusing bbthe
bbsame bbprocedure bband bbequipment. b b After bbthey’ve bbboth bbcompleted bbtheir bbtask, bbthe
bbcompare bbtheir bbresults bband bbdiscoverbthat bbthey bbare bbnearly bbidentical. bb bbWhich bbof bbthe
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C. Definiteness bband bbprecision
D. Coherence
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7. Which bbstatement bbdoes bbnot bbdescribe bba bbgeneral bbcharacteristic bbof bbphilosophy?
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B. Utilization bbof bbprocess bband bboutcome.
C. Demarcation bbof bbwholeness bband bbholism.
D. Application bbof bbepistemology bband bbontology.
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8. Repetitive bbpatterns bbof bbbehavior bbdictated bbby bbpast bbexperiences bbis bban bbexample bbof
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PHILOSOPHIES AND THEORIES FOR ADVANCED
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CHAPTERS 1-26
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Chapter 1 – Philosophy of Science: An Introduction
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1. Why bbare bbnatural bbsciences bbalso bbreferred bbto bbas bb―pure‖ bbsciences?
A. They bbare bbconsidered bbstand-alone bbbodies bbof bbunique bbknowledge.
B. They bbare bbthe bbonly bbsciences bbto bbwhich bbthe bbscientific bbmethod bbcan bbbe bbapplied.
C. They bbare bbthe bboriginal bbsciences bbupon bbwhich bball bbothers bbare bbbased.
D. They bbare bbnot bbaffected bbby bbsubjectivity bbin bbthe bbway bbother bbsciences bbare.
Accurate bbanswer:-A
2. Which bbis bbnot bban bbexample bbof bban bbapplied bbscience bbas bbused bbin bbhealth bbcare bbtoday?
A. Social bbwork
B. Psychotherapy
C. Examination bbof bbcare
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D. b b Pathology
Accurate bbanswer:-D
3. Roberta bbfirmly bbbelieves bbthat bbindividual bbexperiences bbare bbthe bbsource bbof bball
bbknowledge bbin bbthebworld. bbAs bba bbscientist, bbshe bbacknowledges bbher bbrole bbas bba bbparticipant
bbin bbthe bbexperiments bbshe bbperforms bband bbdoes bbconsider bbherself bbmerely bba bbdisconnected
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4. What bbis bbthe bbultimate bbgoal bbof bbthe bbscientific bbmethod?
A. Application bbof bbscientific bbresults bbto bba bbrelated bbbody bbof bbknowledge bbin bborder bbto
bbmeet bbsomeb type bbof bbhuman bbneed.
B. Examination bbof bbthe bbdecisions bbmade bbby bba bbscientist bbto bbunderstand bbthe bbways
bbin bbwhichb subjectivity bbwas bbintroduced bbto bbthe bbexperiment.
C. Reproducible bbexperimental bbresults bbthat bbdo bbnot bbtake bbresearcher bbindividuality bbinto
bbaccount.
D. Improving bbthe bbsituation bbor bbprocess bbused bbin bbthe bbexperiment bbto bbyield bbmore bbaccurate
bbresults
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in bbrepeat
bbexperiments.
Accurate bbanswer:-C
5. Which bbof bbthe bbfollowing bbbest bbdescribes bbthe bbaim bbof bbnatural bbsciences?
A. Affirmation bbof bbthe bbimportance bbof bbcultural bbunderstanding bbby bbuncovering bbthe
bbcommonb subjective bbbiases bbof bbdifferent bbdisciplines.
B. Improvement bbof bbthe bbquality bbof bblife bbby bbunderstanding bbwhat bbhelps bbpeople
bbmaximize bbtheirbfunctional bbabilities.
C. Utilization bbof bbknowledge bbby bbapplying bbit bbto bba bbspecific bbaim bbin bborder bbto bbbetter bba
bbsituationb or bbchange bbviewpoints.
D. Development bbof bbknowledge bbfor bbthe bbsake bbof bbdeveloping bbknowledge, bbdiscovering
bbtruth, bbandbcontrolling bboutcomes.
Accurate bbanswer:-D
6. Gretchen bband bbPeter bbare bbgraduate bbstudents bbin bbthe bbsame bbPhysics bblab. bbTheir
bbsupervisor bbhas bbasked bbboth bbof bbthem bbto bbperform bbthe bbsame bbexperiment bbusing bbthe
bbsame bbprocedure bband bbequipment. b b After bbthey’ve bbboth bbcompleted bbtheir bbtask, bbthe
bbcompare bbtheir bbresults bband bbdiscoverbthat bbthey bbare bbnearly bbidentical. bb bbWhich bbof bbthe
bbfive bbcriteria bbfor bbscience bbdoes bbGretchen bband
Peter’s bbdiscovery bbexemplify?
A. Intersubjective bbtestability
B. Reliability
C. Definiteness bband bbprecision
D. Coherence
Accurate bbanswer:-A
7. Which bbstatement bbdoes bbnot bbdescribe bba bbgeneral bbcharacteristic bbof bbphilosophy?
A. Thinking bbfor bbthe bbsake bbof bbthinking.
B. Utilization bbof bbprocess bband bboutcome.
C. Demarcation bbof bbwholeness bband bbholism.
D. Application bbof bbepistemology bband bbontology.
Accurate bbanswer:-C
8. Repetitive bbpatterns bbof bbbehavior bbdictated bbby bbpast bbexperiences bbis bban bbexample bbof
bbwhich bbsourceb
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B. Common
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