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Janie B. Butts and Karen L. Rich
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, Chapter 1 – Philosophy of Science: An Introduction
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1. Whyfarefnaturalfsciencesfalsofreferredftofasf“pure”fsciences?


A. Theyfarefconsideredfstand-alonefbodiesfoffuniquefknowledge.
B. Theyfarefthefonlyfsciencesftofwhichfthefscientificfmethodfcanfbefapplied.
C. Theyfareftheforiginalfsciencesfuponfwhichfallfothersfarefbased.
D. Theyfarefnotfaffectedfbyfsubjectivityfinfthefwayfotherfsciencesfare.


Ans:f A


2. Whichfisfnotfanfexamplefoffanfappliedfsciencefasfusedfinfhealthfcareftoday?


A. Socialfwork
B. Psychotherapy
C. Examinationfoffcarefdisparities
D. Pathologyf
Ans:f D
3. Robertaffirmlyfbelievesfthatfindividualfexperiencesfarefthefsourcefoffallfknowledgefinfthewor
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ld.fAsfafscientist,fshefacknowledgesfherfrolefasfafparticipantfinfthefexperimentsfshefperformsfan
dfdoesfconsiderfherselffmerelyfafdisconnectedfobserverfoffphenomenon.

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A. NaturalfScience
B. HumanfScience
C. AppliedfScience
D. SoftfSciencef
Ans:f B
4. Whatfisfthefultimatefgoalfoffthefscientificfmethod?


A. Applicationfoffscientificfresultsftofafrelatedfbodyfoffknowledgefinforderftofmeetfsometyp
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efoffhumanfneed.
B. Examinationfoffthefdecisionsfmadefbyfafscientistftofunderstandfthefwaysfinfwhichsub
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, jectivityfwasfintroducedftofthefexperiment.
C. Reproduciblefexperimentalfresultsfthatfdofnotftakefresearcherfindividualityfintofaccount.
D. Improvingfthefsituationforfprocessfusedfinfthefexperimentftofyieldfmorefaccuratefresultsin
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epeatfexperiments.


Ans:f C




5. Whichfofftheffollowingfbestfdescribesfthefaimfoffnaturalfsciences?


A. Affirmationfoffthefimportancefoffculturalfunderstandingfbyfuncoveringfthefcommonsu
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bjectivefbiasesfoffdifferentfdisciplines.
B. Improvementfoffthefqualityfofflifefbyfunderstandingfwhatfhelpsfpeoplefmaximizeftheirfun
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ctionalfabilities.
C. Utilizationfoffknowledgefbyfapplyingfitftofafspecificfpurposefinforderftofbetterfafsituationor
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hangefviewpoints.
D. Developmentfoffknowledgefforfthefsakefoffdevelopingfknowledge,fdiscoveringftruth,fandco
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ntrollingfoutcomes.


Ans:f D


6. GretchenfandfPeterfarefgraduatefstudentsfinfthefsamefPhysicsflab.fTheirfsupervisorfhasfaske
dfbothfoffthemftofperformfthefsamefexperimentfusingfthefsamefprocedurefandfequipment.f Afte
rfthey’vefbothfcompletedftheirftask,fthefcompareftheirfresultsfandfdiscoverthat
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dentical.ffWhichfofftheffivefcriteriafforfsciencefdoesfGretchenfand
Peter’sfdiscoveryfexemplify?


A. Intersubjectiveftestability
B. Reliability
C. Definitenessfandfprecision
D. Coherence


Ans:f A

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, 7. Whichfstatementfdoesfnotfdescribefafgeneralfcharacteristicfoffphilosophy?


A. Thinkingfforfthefsakefoffthinking.
B. Utilizationfoffprocessfandfoutcome.
C. Demarcationfoffwholenessfandfholism.
D. Applicationfoffepistemologyfandfontology.


Ans:f C


8. Repetitivefpatternsfoffbehaviorfdictatedfbyfpastfexperiencesfisfanfexamplefoffwhichfsourceof
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nowledge?


A. Doctrine
B. Commonfsense
C. Tradition
D. Authorityf
Ans:f C




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