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Chapter 1 – Philosophy of Science: An Introduction
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1. Whymaremnaturalmsciencesmalsomreferredmtomasm“pure”msciences?
A. Theymaremconsideredmstand-alonembodiesmofmuniquemknowledge.
B. Theymaremthemonlymsciencesmtomwhichmthemscientificmmethodmcanmbemapplied.
C. Theymaremthemoriginalmsciencesmuponmwhichmallmothersmarembased.
D. Theymaremnotmaffectedmbymsubjectivityminmthemwaymothermsciencesmare.
Ans:m A
2. Whichmismnotmanmexamplemofmanmappliedmsciencemasmusedminmhealthmcaremtoday?
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B. Psychotherapy
C. Examinationmofmcaremdisparities
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4. Whatmismthemultimatemgoalmofmthemscientificmmethod?
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memtypemofmhumanmneed.
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D. Improvingmthemsituationmormprocessmusedminmthemexperimentmtomyieldmmoremaccuratemresu
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Ans:m C
5. Whichmofmthemfollowingmbestmdescribesmthemaimmofmnaturalmsciences?
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Chapter 1 – Philosophy of Science: An Introduction
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1. Whymaremnaturalmsciencesmalsomreferredmtomasm“pure”msciences?
A. Theymaremconsideredmstand-alonembodiesmofmuniquemknowledge.
B. Theymaremthemonlymsciencesmtomwhichmthemscientificmmethodmcanmbemapplied.
C. Theymaremthemoriginalmsciencesmuponmwhichmallmothersmarembased.
D. Theymaremnotmaffectedmbymsubjectivityminmthemwaymothermsciencesmare.
Ans:m A
2. Whichmismnotmanmexamplemofmanmappliedmsciencemasmusedminmhealthmcaremtoday?
A. Socialmwork
B. Psychotherapy
C. Examinationmofmcaremdisparities
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3. Robertamfirmlymbelievesmthatmindividualmexperiencesmaremthemsourcemofmallmknowledgeminmt
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4. Whatmismthemultimatemgoalmofmthemscientificmmethod?
A. Applicationmofmscientificmresultsmtomamrelatedmbodymofmknowledgeminmordermtommeetmso
memtypemofmhumanmneed.
B. Examinationmofmthemdecisionsmmadembymamscientistmtomunderstandmthemwaysminmwhich
subjectivitymwasmintroducedmtomthemexperiment.
C. Reproduciblemexperimentalmresultsmthatmdomnotmtakemresearchermindividualitymintomaccount.
D. Improvingmthemsituationmormprocessmusedminmthemexperimentmtomyieldmmoremaccuratemresu
ltsminmrepeatmexperiments.
Ans:m C
5. Whichmofmthemfollowingmbestmdescribesmthemaimmofmnaturalmsciences?
A. Affirmationmofmthemimportancemofmculturalmunderstandingmbymuncoveringmthemcomm
onmsubjectivembiasesmofmdifferentmdisciplines.
B. Improvementmofmthemqualitymofmlifembymunderstandingmwhatmhelpsmpeoplemmaximizemth
eirmfunctionalmabilities.
C. Utilizationmofmknowledgembymapplyingmitmtomamspecificmpurposeminmordermtombettermamsituat
ionmormchangemviewpoints.
D. Developmentmofmknowledgemformthemsakemofmdevelopingmknowledge,mdiscoveringmtruth,ma
ndmcontrollingmoutcomes.
Ans:m D
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