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1. Whyvarevnaturalvsciencesvalsovreferredvtovasv“pure”vsciences?
A. Theyvarevconsideredvstand-alonevbodiesvofvuniquevknowledge.
B. Theyvarevthevonlyvsciencesvtovwhichvthevscientificvmethodvcanvbevapplied.
C. Theyvarevthevoriginalvsciencesvuponvwhichvallvothersvarevbased.
D. Theyvarevnotvaffectedvbyvsubjectivityvinvthevwayvothervsciencesvare.
Ans:v A
2. Whichvisvnotvanvexamplevofvanvappliedvsciencevasvusedvinvhealthvcarevtoday?
A. Socialvwork
B. Psychotherapy
C. Examinationvofvcarevdisparities
D. Pathologyv
Ans:v D
3. Robertavfirmlyvbelievesvthatvindividualvexperiencesvarevthevsourcevofvallvknowledgevinvthev
world.vAsvavscientist,vshevacknowledgesvhervrolevasvavparticipantvinvthevexperimentsvshevperfor
msvandvdoesvconsidervherselfvmerelyvavdisconnectedvobservervofvphenomenon.
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D. SoftvSciencev
Ans:v B
4. Whatvisvthevultimatevgoalvofvthevscientificvmethod?
A. Applicationvofvscientificvresultsvtovavrelatedvbodyvofvknowledgevinvordervtovmeetvsomevt
ypevofvhumanvneed.
B. Examinationvofvthevdecisionsvmadevbyvavscientistvtovunderstandvthevwaysvinvwhichvs
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C. Reproduciblevexperimentalvresultsvthatvdovnotvtakevresearchervindividualityvintovaccount.
D. Improvingvthevsituationvorvprocessvusedvinvthevexperimentvtovyieldvmorevaccuratevresultsvi
nvrepeatvexperiments.
Ans:v C
5. Whichvofvthevfollowingvbestvdescribesvthevaimvofvnaturalvsciences?
A. Affirmationvofvthevimportancevofvculturalvunderstandingvbyvuncoveringvthevcommonvs
ubjectivevbiasesvofvdifferentvdisciplines.
B. Improvementvofvthevqualityvofvlifevbyvunderstandingvwhatvhelpsvpeoplevmaximizevtheirvf
unctionalvabilities.
C. Utilizationvofvknowledgevbyvapplyingvitvtovavspecificvpurposevinvordervtovbettervavsituationvo
rvchangevviewpoints.
D. Developmentvofvknowledgevforvthevsakevofvdevelopingvknowledge,vdiscoveringvtruth,vandvc
ontrollingvoutcomes.
Ans:v D
6. GretchenvandvPetervarevgraduatevstudentsvinvthevsamevPhysicsvlab.vTheirvsupervisorvhasvas
kedvbothvofvthemvtovperformvthevsamevexperimentvusingvthevsamevprocedurevandvequipment.
v Aftervthey’vevbothvcompletedvtheirvtask,vthevcomparevtheirvresultsvandvdiscovervthatvtheyvare
nearlyvidentical.vvWhichvofvthevfivevcriteriavforvsciencevdoesvGretchenvand
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Peter’svdiscoveryvexemplify?
A. Intersubjectivevtestability
B. Reliability
C. Definitenessvandvprecision
D. Coherence
Ans:v A
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, 7. Whichvstatementvdoesvnotvdescribevavgeneralvcharacteristicvofvphilosophy?
A. Thinkingvforvthevsakevofvthinking.
B. Utilizationvofvprocessvandvoutcome.
C. Demarcationvofvwholenessvandvholism.
D. Applicationvofvepistemologyvandvontology.
Ans:v C
8. Repetitivevpatternsvofvbehaviorvdictatedvbyvpastvexperiencesvisvanvexamplevofvwhichvsourcevo
fvknowledge?
A. Doctrine
B. Commonvsense
C. Tradition
D. Authorityv
Ans:v C
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1. Whyvarevnaturalvsciencesvalsovreferredvtovasv“pure”vsciences?
A. Theyvarevconsideredvstand-alonevbodiesvofvuniquevknowledge.
B. Theyvarevthevonlyvsciencesvtovwhichvthevscientificvmethodvcanvbevapplied.
C. Theyvarevthevoriginalvsciencesvuponvwhichvallvothersvarevbased.
D. Theyvarevnotvaffectedvbyvsubjectivityvinvthevwayvothervsciencesvare.
Ans:v A
2. Whichvisvnotvanvexamplevofvanvappliedvsciencevasvusedvinvhealthvcarevtoday?
A. Socialvwork
B. Psychotherapy
C. Examinationvofvcarevdisparities
D. Pathologyv
Ans:v D
3. Robertavfirmlyvbelievesvthatvindividualvexperiencesvarevthevsourcevofvallvknowledgevinvthev
world.vAsvavscientist,vshevacknowledgesvhervrolevasvavparticipantvinvthevexperimentsvshevperfor
msvandvdoesvconsidervherselfvmerelyvavdisconnectedvobservervofvphenomenon.
Roberta’svviewsvarevmostvclosTeE
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lvofvscientificvthought?
A. NaturalvScience
B. HumanvScience
C. AppliedvScience
D. SoftvSciencev
Ans:v B
4. Whatvisvthevultimatevgoalvofvthevscientificvmethod?
A. Applicationvofvscientificvresultsvtovavrelatedvbodyvofvknowledgevinvordervtovmeetvsomevt
ypevofvhumanvneed.
B. Examinationvofvthevdecisionsvmadevbyvavscientistvtovunderstandvthevwaysvinvwhichvs
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C. Reproduciblevexperimentalvresultsvthatvdovnotvtakevresearchervindividualityvintovaccount.
D. Improvingvthevsituationvorvprocessvusedvinvthevexperimentvtovyieldvmorevaccuratevresultsvi
nvrepeatvexperiments.
Ans:v C
5. Whichvofvthevfollowingvbestvdescribesvthevaimvofvnaturalvsciences?
A. Affirmationvofvthevimportancevofvculturalvunderstandingvbyvuncoveringvthevcommonvs
ubjectivevbiasesvofvdifferentvdisciplines.
B. Improvementvofvthevqualityvofvlifevbyvunderstandingvwhatvhelpsvpeoplevmaximizevtheirvf
unctionalvabilities.
C. Utilizationvofvknowledgevbyvapplyingvitvtovavspecificvpurposevinvordervtovbettervavsituationvo
rvchangevviewpoints.
D. Developmentvofvknowledgevforvthevsakevofvdevelopingvknowledge,vdiscoveringvtruth,vandvc
ontrollingvoutcomes.
Ans:v D
6. GretchenvandvPetervarevgraduatevstudentsvinvthevsamevPhysicsvlab.vTheirvsupervisorvhasvas
kedvbothvofvthemvtovperformvthevsamevexperimentvusingvthevsamevprocedurevandvequipment.
v Aftervthey’vevbothvcompletedvtheirvtask,vthevcomparevtheirvresultsvandvdiscovervthatvtheyvare
nearlyvidentical.vvWhichvofvthevfivevcriteriavforvsciencevdoesvGretchenvand
v
Peter’svdiscoveryvexemplify?
A. Intersubjectivevtestability
B. Reliability
C. Definitenessvandvprecision
D. Coherence
Ans:v A
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, 7. Whichvstatementvdoesvnotvdescribevavgeneralvcharacteristicvofvphilosophy?
A. Thinkingvforvthevsakevofvthinking.
B. Utilizationvofvprocessvandvoutcome.
C. Demarcationvofvwholenessvandvholism.
D. Applicationvofvepistemologyvandvontology.
Ans:v C
8. Repetitivevpatternsvofvbehaviorvdictatedvbyvpastvexperiencesvisvanvexamplevofvwhichvsourcevo
fvknowledge?
A. Doctrine
B. Commonvsense
C. Tradition
D. Authorityv
Ans:v C
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