SPCE 611 FINAL PAPER ACTUAL EXAM EXAM
STUDY SHEET 2026 GRADED A+.
⫸ philosophic doubt. Answer: an attitude that the truthfulness and
validity of all scientific theory and knowledge should be continually
questioned
⫸ pragmatism. Answer: the truth value of a statement is a function of
how well the statement promotes effective action
⫸ radical behaviorism. Answer: A thoroughgoing form of
behaviorism that attempts to understand all human behavior, including
private events such as thoughts and feelings, in terms of controlling
variables in the history of the person (ontogeny) and the species
(phylogeny).
⫸ replication. Answer: the repeating of experiments to determine the
reliability and usefulness of findings and discover mistakes
⫸ science. Answer: a systematic approach to understanding natural
phenomena -- as evidence by description, prediction, and control --
that relies on determinism as its fundamental assumption, empiricism
as its prime directive, experimentation as its basic strategy, replication
as its necessary requirement for believability, parsimony as its
conservative value, and philosophic doubt as its guiding conscience
⫸ antecedent. Answer:
STUDY SHEET 2026 GRADED A+.
⫸ philosophic doubt. Answer: an attitude that the truthfulness and
validity of all scientific theory and knowledge should be continually
questioned
⫸ pragmatism. Answer: the truth value of a statement is a function of
how well the statement promotes effective action
⫸ radical behaviorism. Answer: A thoroughgoing form of
behaviorism that attempts to understand all human behavior, including
private events such as thoughts and feelings, in terms of controlling
variables in the history of the person (ontogeny) and the species
(phylogeny).
⫸ replication. Answer: the repeating of experiments to determine the
reliability and usefulness of findings and discover mistakes
⫸ science. Answer: a systematic approach to understanding natural
phenomena -- as evidence by description, prediction, and control --
that relies on determinism as its fundamental assumption, empiricism
as its prime directive, experimentation as its basic strategy, replication
as its necessary requirement for believability, parsimony as its
conservative value, and philosophic doubt as its guiding conscience
⫸ antecedent. Answer:
