PHILOSOPHIES AND THEORIES FOR ADVANCED
NURSING PRACTICE 4TH EDITION /ALL CHAPTERS
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Chapter 1 – Philosophy of Science: An Introduction KD KD KD KD KD KD KD
1. Why are natural sciences also referred to as “pure” sciences?
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A. They are considered stand-alone bodies of unique knowledge.
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B. They are the only sciences to which the scientific method can be applied.
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C. They are the original sciences upon which all others are based.
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D. They are not affected by subjectivity in the way other sciences are.
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2. Which is not an example of an applied science as used in health care today?
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3. Roberta firmly believes that individual experiences are the source of all knowledge in the
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world. As a scientist, she acknowledges her role as a participant in the experiments she perf
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orms and does consider herself merely a disconnected observer of phenomenon.
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4. What is the ultimate goal of the scientific method?
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A. Application of scientific results to a related body of knowledge in order to meet some
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type of human need.
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B. Examination of the decisions made by a scientist to understand the ways in which
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C. Reproducible experimental results that do not take researcher individuality into account.
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D. Improving the situation or process used in the experiment to yield more accurate results
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5. Which of the following best describes the aim of natural sciences?
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A. Affirmation of the importance of cultural understanding by uncovering the common KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD D
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C. Utilization of knowledge by applying it to a specific aim in order to better a situationor ch
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6. Gretchen and Peter are graduate students in the same Physics lab. Their supervisor has
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asked both of them to perform the same experiment using the same procedure and equipm
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ent. After they’ve both completed their task, the compare their results and discoverthat the
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y are nearly identical. Which of the five criteria for science does Gretchen and
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7. Which statement does not describe a general characteristic of philosophy?
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8. Repetitive patterns of behavior dictated by past experiences is an example of which source
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9. Francisco is a chemist who rigidly applies the scientific method to all that he does, whet
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her in the lab or out of it, and strongly believes that all relationships are governed by cause
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and effect. He sees little need for subjectivity in any area of his life, believing insteadthat th
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e world is an external concept completely independent of individual thoughts or desires.
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Which philosophical school best describes Francisco’s outlook on the world?
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. Logical positivism
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10. Which statement would an adherent of the perceived view most likely make?
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C. “Individual phenomenon make up the whole that is the universe.” KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD KD D
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D. “Theories are neither right nor wrong.”
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11. Which philosophy subscribes to the idea that the universe is a whole made of interrelated
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