Test Bank for Philosophies and Theories for Advanced
Nursing Practice 3rd Edition
Janie B. Butts and Karen L. Rich
, Chapter 1 – Philosophy of Science: An Introduction D D D D D D D
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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ANSWER: D D D A
2. Which is not an example of an applied science as used in health care today?
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A. Social work D
B. Psychotherapy
C. Examination of care disparities D D D
D. Pathology D
ANSWER: D D D
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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
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performs and does consider herself merely a disconnected observer of phenomenon.
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A. Natural Science D
B. HumanScience D
C. AppliedScience D
D. SoftScience
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ANSWER: D D D B
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 sometype
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of human need.
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B. Examination of the decisions made by a scientist to understand the ways in which D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
subjectivity was introduced to the experiment. D D D D D
,C. Reproducible experimental results that do not take researcher individuality into account. D D D D D D D D D D
D. Improving the situation or process used in the experiment to yield more accurate resultsin
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repeat experiments.
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ANSWER: D D D C
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
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subjective biases of different disciplines.
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B. Improvement of the quality of life by understanding what helps people maximize their D D D D D D D D D D D D D
functional abilities. D
C. Utilization of knowledge by applying it to a specific purpose in order to better a situationor
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change viewpoints. D
D. Development of knowledge for the sake of developing knowledge, discovering truth, and D D D D D D D D D D D D
controlling outcomes. D
ANSWER: D D D D
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
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equipment. D After they’ve both completed their task, the compare their results and discover
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that they are nearly identical. Which of the five criteria for science does Gretchen and
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Peter’s discovery exemplify?
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A. Intersubjective testability D
B. Reliability
C. Definiteness and precision D D
D. Coherence
ANSWER: D D D A
7. Which statement does not describe a general characteristic of philosophy?
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A. Thinking for the sake of thinking. D D D D D
, B. Utilization of process and outcome.
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C. Demarcation of wholeness and holism. D D D D
D. Application of epistemology and ontology.
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ANSWER: D D D C
8. Repetitive patterns of behavior dictated by past experiences is an example of which sourceof
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knowledge?
A. Doctrine
B. Common sense D
C. Tradition
D. Authority D
ANSWER: D D D
C
Nursing Practice 3rd Edition
Janie B. Butts and Karen L. Rich
, Chapter 1 – Philosophy of Science: An Introduction D D D D D D D
1. Why are natural sciences also referred to as “pure” sciences?
D D D D D D D D D
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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ANSWER: D D D A
2. Which is not an example of an applied science as used in health care today?
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A. Social work D
B. Psychotherapy
C. Examination of care disparities D D D
D. Pathology D
ANSWER: D D D
D
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
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performs and does consider herself merely a disconnected observer of phenomenon.
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Roberta’s views are most closTeE
lySrT
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leA
ctN
ivK
eSoELhLiE
fw chRs.chCoO
oMl of scientific thought?
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A. Natural Science D
B. HumanScience D
C. AppliedScience D
D. SoftScience
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ANSWER: D D D B
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 sometype
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of human need.
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B. Examination of the decisions made by a scientist to understand the ways in which D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
subjectivity was introduced to the experiment. D D D D D
,C. Reproducible experimental results that do not take researcher individuality into account. D D D D D D D D D D
D. Improving the situation or process used in the experiment to yield more accurate resultsin
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repeat experiments.
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ANSWER: D D D C
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
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subjective biases of different disciplines.
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B. Improvement of the quality of life by understanding what helps people maximize their D D D D D D D D D D D D D
functional abilities. D
C. Utilization of knowledge by applying it to a specific purpose in order to better a situationor
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change viewpoints. D
D. Development of knowledge for the sake of developing knowledge, discovering truth, and D D D D D D D D D D D D
controlling outcomes. D
ANSWER: D D D D
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
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equipment. D After they’ve both completed their task, the compare their results and discover
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that they are nearly identical. Which of the five criteria for science does Gretchen and
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Peter’s discovery exemplify?
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A. Intersubjective testability D
B. Reliability
C. Definiteness and precision D D
D. Coherence
ANSWER: D D D A
7. Which statement does not describe a general characteristic of philosophy?
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A. Thinking for the sake of thinking. D D D D D
, B. Utilization of process and outcome.
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C. Demarcation of wholeness and holism. D D D D
D. Application of epistemology and ontology.
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ANSWER: D D D C
8. Repetitive patterns of behavior dictated by past experiences is an example of which sourceof
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knowledge?
A. Doctrine
B. Common sense D
C. Tradition
D. Authority D
ANSWER: D D D
C
