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CHAPTERS 1-26
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Chapter 1 – Philosophy of Science: An
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Introduction xx
1. Why xxare xxnatural xxsciences xxalso xxreferred xxto xxas xx“pure” xxsciences?
A. They xxare xxconsidered xxstand-alone xxbodies xxof xxunique xxknowledge.
B. They xxare xxthe xxonly xxsciences xxto xxwhich xxthe xxscientific xxmethod xxcan xxbe xxapplied.
C. They xxare xxthe xxoriginal xxsciences xxupon xxwhich xxall xxothers xxare xxbased.
D. They xxare xxnot xxaffected xxby xxsubjectivity xxin xxthe xxway xxother xxsciences xxare.
Accurate xxanswer:-A
2. Which xxis xxnot xxan xxexample xxof xxan xxapplied xxscience xxas xxused xxin xxhealth xxcare
xxtoday?
A. Social xxwork
B. Psychotherapy
C. Examination xxof xxcare
xxdisparitiesD
x . x x Pathology
Accurate xxanswer:-D
3. Roberta xxfirmly xxbelieves xxthat xxindividual xxexperiences xxare xxthe xxsource xxof xxall
xxknowledge xxin xxthew x orld. xxAs xxa xxscientist, xxshe xxacknowledges xxher xxrole xxas xxa
xxparticipant xxin xxthe xxexperiments xxshe xxperforms xxand xxdoes xxconsider xxherself
xxmerely xxa xxdisconnected xxobserver xxof xxphenomenon.
Roberta’s xxviews xxare xxmost xxclosTeE lySrT
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xxthought?
A. Natural
xxSciencexB.
xxHuman xxScience
C. xxApplied xxScience
D. xxSoft xxScience
x ccurate
A
xx answer:-B
4. What xxis xxthe xxultimate xxgoal xxof xxthe xxscientific xxmethod?
A. Application xxof xxscientific xxresults xxto xxa xxrelated xxbody xxof xxknowledge xxin
xxorder xxto xxmeet xxsometx ype xxof xxhuman xxneed.
B. Examination xxof xxthe xxdecisions xxmade xxby xxa xxscientist xxto xxunderstand
xxthe xxways xxin xxwhichx
subjectivity xxwas xxintroduced xxto xxthe xxexperiment.
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C. Reproducible xxexperimental xxresults xxthat xxdo xxnot xxtake xxresearcher xxindividuality
xxinto xxaccount.
D. Improving xxthe xxsituation xxor xxprocess xxused xxin xxthe xxexperiment xxto xxyield xxmore
xxaccurate xxresults
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in xxrepeat
xxexperiments.
Accurate xxanswer:-
C
5. Which xxof xxthe xxfollowing xxbest xxdescribes xxthe xxaim xxof xxnatural xxsciences?
A. Affirmation xxof xxthe xximportance xxof xxcultural xxunderstanding xxby
xxuncovering xxthe xx commons x ubjective xxbiases xxof xxdifferent xxdisciplines.
B. Improvement xxof xxthe xxquality xxof xxlife xxby xxunderstanding xxwhat xxhelps
xxpeople xxmaximize xxtheirx functional xxabilities.
C. Utilization xxof xxknowledge xxby xxapplying xxit xxto xxa xxspecific xxaim xxin xxorder xxto
xxbetter xxa xxsituationx
or xxchange xxviewpoints.
D. Development xxof xxknowledge xxfor xxthe xxsake xxof xxdeveloping xxknowledge,
xxdiscovering xxtruth, xxandx controlling xxoutcomes.
Accurate xxanswer:-D
6. Gretchen xxand xxPeter xxare xxgraduate xxstudents xxin xxthe xxsame xxPhysics xxlab.
xxTheir xxsupervisor xxhas xxasked xxboth xxof xxthem xxto xxperform xxthe xxsame
xxexperiment xxusing xxthe xxsame xxprocedure xxand xxequipment. x x After xxthey’ve
xxboth xxcompleted xxtheir xxtask, xxthe xxcompare xxtheir xxresults xxand xxdiscoverx that
xxthey xxare xxnearly xxidentical. xx xxWhich xxof xxthe xxfive xxcriteria xxfor xxscience xxdoes
xxGretchen xxand
Peter’s xxdiscovery xxexemplify?
A. Intersubjective xxtestability
B. Reliability
C. Definiteness xxand xxprecision
D. Coherence
Accurate xxanswer:-A
7. Which xxstatement xxdoes xxnot xxdescribe xxa xxgeneral xxcharacteristic xxof xxphilosophy?
A. Thinking xxfor xxthe xxsake xxof xxthinking.
B. Utilization xxof xxprocess xxand xxoutcome.
C. Demarcation xxof xxwholeness xxand xxholism.
D. Application xxof xxepistemology xxand xxontology.
Accurate xxanswer:-C
8. Repetitive xxpatterns xxof xxbehavior xxdictated xxby xxpast xxexperiences xxis xxan
xxexample xxof xxwhich xxsourceo x f xxknowledge?
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CHAPTERS 1-26
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Chapter 1 – Philosophy of Science: An
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Introduction xx
1. Why xxare xxnatural xxsciences xxalso xxreferred xxto xxas xx“pure” xxsciences?
A. They xxare xxconsidered xxstand-alone xxbodies xxof xxunique xxknowledge.
B. They xxare xxthe xxonly xxsciences xxto xxwhich xxthe xxscientific xxmethod xxcan xxbe xxapplied.
C. They xxare xxthe xxoriginal xxsciences xxupon xxwhich xxall xxothers xxare xxbased.
D. They xxare xxnot xxaffected xxby xxsubjectivity xxin xxthe xxway xxother xxsciences xxare.
Accurate xxanswer:-A
2. Which xxis xxnot xxan xxexample xxof xxan xxapplied xxscience xxas xxused xxin xxhealth xxcare
xxtoday?
A. Social xxwork
B. Psychotherapy
C. Examination xxof xxcare
xxdisparitiesD
x . x x Pathology
Accurate xxanswer:-D
3. Roberta xxfirmly xxbelieves xxthat xxindividual xxexperiences xxare xxthe xxsource xxof xxall
xxknowledge xxin xxthew x orld. xxAs xxa xxscientist, xxshe xxacknowledges xxher xxrole xxas xxa
xxparticipant xxin xxthe xxexperiments xxshe xxperforms xxand xxdoes xxconsider xxherself
xxmerely xxa xxdisconnected xxobserver xxof xxphenomenon.
Roberta’s xxviews xxare xxmost xxclosTeE lySrT
efB
leA
ctNivKeSoE LhLiE
f xxw chRs.chCoOoM
l xxof xxscientific
xxthought?
A. Natural
xxSciencexB.
xxHuman xxScience
C. xxApplied xxScience
D. xxSoft xxScience
x ccurate
A
xx answer:-B
4. What xxis xxthe xxultimate xxgoal xxof xxthe xxscientific xxmethod?
A. Application xxof xxscientific xxresults xxto xxa xxrelated xxbody xxof xxknowledge xxin
xxorder xxto xxmeet xxsometx ype xxof xxhuman xxneed.
B. Examination xxof xxthe xxdecisions xxmade xxby xxa xxscientist xxto xxunderstand
xxthe xxways xxin xxwhichx
subjectivity xxwas xxintroduced xxto xxthe xxexperiment.
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C. Reproducible xxexperimental xxresults xxthat xxdo xxnot xxtake xxresearcher xxindividuality
xxinto xxaccount.
D. Improving xxthe xxsituation xxor xxprocess xxused xxin xxthe xxexperiment xxto xxyield xxmore
xxaccurate xxresults
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in xxrepeat
xxexperiments.
Accurate xxanswer:-
C
5. Which xxof xxthe xxfollowing xxbest xxdescribes xxthe xxaim xxof xxnatural xxsciences?
A. Affirmation xxof xxthe xximportance xxof xxcultural xxunderstanding xxby
xxuncovering xxthe xx commons x ubjective xxbiases xxof xxdifferent xxdisciplines.
B. Improvement xxof xxthe xxquality xxof xxlife xxby xxunderstanding xxwhat xxhelps
xxpeople xxmaximize xxtheirx functional xxabilities.
C. Utilization xxof xxknowledge xxby xxapplying xxit xxto xxa xxspecific xxaim xxin xxorder xxto
xxbetter xxa xxsituationx
or xxchange xxviewpoints.
D. Development xxof xxknowledge xxfor xxthe xxsake xxof xxdeveloping xxknowledge,
xxdiscovering xxtruth, xxandx controlling xxoutcomes.
Accurate xxanswer:-D
6. Gretchen xxand xxPeter xxare xxgraduate xxstudents xxin xxthe xxsame xxPhysics xxlab.
xxTheir xxsupervisor xxhas xxasked xxboth xxof xxthem xxto xxperform xxthe xxsame
xxexperiment xxusing xxthe xxsame xxprocedure xxand xxequipment. x x After xxthey’ve
xxboth xxcompleted xxtheir xxtask, xxthe xxcompare xxtheir xxresults xxand xxdiscoverx that
xxthey xxare xxnearly xxidentical. xx xxWhich xxof xxthe xxfive xxcriteria xxfor xxscience xxdoes
xxGretchen xxand
Peter’s xxdiscovery xxexemplify?
A. Intersubjective xxtestability
B. Reliability
C. Definiteness xxand xxprecision
D. Coherence
Accurate xxanswer:-A
7. Which xxstatement xxdoes xxnot xxdescribe xxa xxgeneral xxcharacteristic xxof xxphilosophy?
A. Thinking xxfor xxthe xxsake xxof xxthinking.
B. Utilization xxof xxprocess xxand xxoutcome.
C. Demarcation xxof xxwholeness xxand xxholism.
D. Application xxof xxepistemology xxand xxontology.
Accurate xxanswer:-C
8. Repetitive xxpatterns xxof xxbehavior xxdictated xxby xxpast xxexperiences xxis xxan
xxexample xxof xxwhich xxsourceo x f xxknowledge?
