Course Critical Thinking (PHI 210)
Test Exam 2 ( Week 11 Final Exam)
Question 1
4 out of 4 points
A student is designing an experiment to find out if the following statement
is true: "If you get at least six hours of sleep, you will do better in class
than if you get fewer than six hours of sleep." The statement is an
example of which of the following?
Selected
Answer: a
hypothesi
s
Correct
Answer:
a
hypothesi
s
Question 2
4 out of 4 points
While sitting in a parking lot after work, Brandon witnesses someone step
around a garbage bag on the ground. This leads Brandon to question
people's reaction to litter. If Brandon were to conduct an investigation,
which part of the investigation will he have already completed?
Selected
Answer: identifying the
question
Correct
Answer:
identifying the
question
Question 3
4 out of 4 points
Mary grows hundreds of fruit trees in her orchard. The trees range in age,
size, and type. Mary's neighbor states, "Now that Mary has listened to my
advice, 93% of her trees are bearing fruit." What makes this conclusion
difficult to evaluate?
Selected
Answer: There is missing background
information.
, Correct
Answer:
There is missing background
information.
Question 4
4 out of 4 points
Courtnie has been allergic to cats as long as she can remember; this
requires her doctor to give her an allergy shot. On her 26th birthday she
spends the day in a house with cats and has no reaction. Therefore the
allergy shot has helped Courtnie overcome her reaction to cats. The
explanation for why she had no reaction describes which of the following?
Selected
Answer: causal
relationship
Correct
Answer:
causal
relationship
Question 5
4 out of 4 points
Brian's eighth grade biology class is conducting a scientific investigation
to find out what types of rock the school is built on. The class goes out to
collect rocks from an exposure at the edge of the school property. Which
scientific process is the class involved in when they do this?
Selected
Answer: gathering
evidence
Correct
Answer:
gathering
evidence
Question 6
4 out of 4 points
Clinton graduated college with a bachelor's degree in mathematics. While
in school he turned down the option to stay an extra year and earn a
master's degree in engineering. Currently, Clinton is having a difficult time
finding employment as a mathematician, while all of his engineering
friends easily found jobs. What question is Clinton likely asking himself
when reflecting upon his decision to not get the master's degree, which
has made it more difficult for him to find a job?
Selected
Answer: What do I wish I had known
earlier?
Test Exam 2 ( Week 11 Final Exam)
Question 1
4 out of 4 points
A student is designing an experiment to find out if the following statement
is true: "If you get at least six hours of sleep, you will do better in class
than if you get fewer than six hours of sleep." The statement is an
example of which of the following?
Selected
Answer: a
hypothesi
s
Correct
Answer:
a
hypothesi
s
Question 2
4 out of 4 points
While sitting in a parking lot after work, Brandon witnesses someone step
around a garbage bag on the ground. This leads Brandon to question
people's reaction to litter. If Brandon were to conduct an investigation,
which part of the investigation will he have already completed?
Selected
Answer: identifying the
question
Correct
Answer:
identifying the
question
Question 3
4 out of 4 points
Mary grows hundreds of fruit trees in her orchard. The trees range in age,
size, and type. Mary's neighbor states, "Now that Mary has listened to my
advice, 93% of her trees are bearing fruit." What makes this conclusion
difficult to evaluate?
Selected
Answer: There is missing background
information.
, Correct
Answer:
There is missing background
information.
Question 4
4 out of 4 points
Courtnie has been allergic to cats as long as she can remember; this
requires her doctor to give her an allergy shot. On her 26th birthday she
spends the day in a house with cats and has no reaction. Therefore the
allergy shot has helped Courtnie overcome her reaction to cats. The
explanation for why she had no reaction describes which of the following?
Selected
Answer: causal
relationship
Correct
Answer:
causal
relationship
Question 5
4 out of 4 points
Brian's eighth grade biology class is conducting a scientific investigation
to find out what types of rock the school is built on. The class goes out to
collect rocks from an exposure at the edge of the school property. Which
scientific process is the class involved in when they do this?
Selected
Answer: gathering
evidence
Correct
Answer:
gathering
evidence
Question 6
4 out of 4 points
Clinton graduated college with a bachelor's degree in mathematics. While
in school he turned down the option to stay an extra year and earn a
master's degree in engineering. Currently, Clinton is having a difficult time
finding employment as a mathematician, while all of his engineering
friends easily found jobs. What question is Clinton likely asking himself
when reflecting upon his decision to not get the master's degree, which
has made it more difficult for him to find a job?
Selected
Answer: What do I wish I had known
earlier?
