Philosophy of Science PLS2607

each assessment component comprises a significant percentage of your final module mark, you are encouraged to submit each assignment, on time, and completed to the very best of your ability. 3. Answers for and feedback related to Assignment 01 In this multiple choice assignment you were required to: • Select the one correct answer from the four options provided for each of the twenty multiple choice questions; 4 For each question, the correct answer is highlighted in black. Please note that the order of questions as they appear here will not be the same as the randomised order of the questions that you would have completed in the assignment quiz. What can discrimination towards members of the opposite sex be called? • Non-racism • Humanism • Chauvinism • Feminism What carries the definition of “the study of scientific processes”? • Metaphysics • Epistemology • Instrumentalism • Methodology What theoretical term describes the position that empirical science identifies facts without prejudice? • Objectivity • Realism • Rationality • Subjectivity Complete the following sentence: “A/n _________________ term refers to non-directly observable entities.” • theoretical • observational • scientific • falsifiable PLS2607/201/1/2022 5 Complete the following sentence: “Whilst idealism considers ‘reality’ as fictive, _______________ deems there to be no absolute standards.” • Realism • Relativism • Reductivism • Rationalism According to the Popperians, where does scientific inquiry have its origins? • In problems. • In assumptions. • In theories. • In observations. Which of the following scholars was not a natural scientist? • Bruno • Copernicus • Tempels • Newton What does the word “science” mean? • Thinking • Study • Experiment • Knowing