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1. Whydarednaturald sciencesdalsod referredd todasd―pure‖d sciences?
A. Theydaredconsidereddstand-alonedbodiesdofduniquedknowledge.
B. Theydaredthedonlydsciencesdtodwhichdthedscientificdmethoddcandbedapplied.
C. Theydaredthedoriginaldsciencesdupondwhichdalldothersdaredbased.
D. Theydarednotdaffecteddbydsubjectivitydindthedwaydotherdsciencesdare.
Ans:d A
2. Whichdisdnotdandexampledofdandapplieddsciencedasduseddindhealthdcaredtoday?
A. Socialdwork
B. Psychotherapy
C. Examinationdofdcareddisparities
D. Pathology
d Ans:d D
3. Robertadfirmlydbelievesdthatdindividualdexperiencesdaredthedsourcedofdalldknowledgedindthed
world.dAsdadscientist,dshedacknowledgesdherdroledasdadparticipantdindthedexperimentsdshedperfo
rmsdandddoesdconsiderdherselfdmerelydaddisconnecteddobserverdofdphenomenon.
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A. Naturald Science
B. Humand Science
C. Appliedd Science
D. SoftdScience
d Ans:d B
4. Whatdisdthedultimatedgoaldofdthedscientificdmethod?
A. Applicationdofdscientificdresultsdtodadrelateddbodydofdknowledgedindorderdtodmeetdsomedt
ypedofdhumandneed.
B. Examinationdofdtheddecisionsdmadedbydadscientistdtodunderstanddthedwaysdindwhichds
ubjectivitydwasdintroduceddtodthedexperiment.
C. Reproducibled experimentald resultsd thatd dod notd taked researcherd individualityd intod account.
D. Improvingdthedsituationdordprocessduseddindthedexperimentdtodyielddmoredaccuratedresultsdi
ndrepeatdexperiments.
Ans:d C
5. Whichdofdthedfollowingdbestddescribesdthedaimdofdnaturaldsciences?
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A. Affirmationdofdthedimportancedofdculturaldunderstandingdbyduncoveringdthedcommond
subjectivedbiasesdofddifferentddisciplines.
B. Improvementdofdthedqualitydofdlifedbydunderstandingdwhatdhelpsdpeopledmaximizedtheirdf
unctionaldabilities.
C. Utilizationdofdknowledgedbydapplyingditdtodadspecificdpurposedindorderdtodbetterdadsituationd
ordchangedviewpoints.
D. Developmentdofdknowledgedfordthedsakedofddevelopingdknowledge,ddiscoveringdtruth,dandd
controllingdoutcomes.
Ans:d D
6. GretchendanddPeterdaredgraduatedstudentsdindthedsamedPhysicsdlab.dTheirdsupervisordhasda
skeddbothdofdthemdtodperformdthedsamedexperimentdusingdthedsamedproceduredanddequipmen
t.d Afterdthey’vedbothdcompleteddtheirdtask,dthedcomparedtheirdresultsdandddiscoverdthatdtheyda
rednearlydidentical.d WhichdofdthedfivedcriteriadfordscienceddoesdGretchendanddPeter’sddiscov
erydexemplify?
A. Intersubjectived testability
B. Reliability
C. Definitenessd andd precision
D. Coherence
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7. Whichdstatementddoesdnotddescribedadgeneraldcharacteristicdofdphilosophy?
A. Thinkingdfordthedsakedofdthinking.
B. Utilizationd ofd processd andd outcome.
C. Demarcationd ofd wholenessd andd holism.
D. Applicationd ofd epistemologyd andd ontology.
Ans:d C
8. Repetitivedpatternsdofdbehaviorddictateddbydpastdexperiencesdisdandexampledofdwhichdsourced
ofdknowledge?
A. Doctrine
B. Commond sense
C. Tradition
D. Authority
d Ans:d C
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9. Franciscodisdadchemistdwhodrigidlydappliesdthedscientificdmethoddtodalldthatdheddoes,dwheth
erdindthedlabdordoutdofdit,danddstronglydbelievesdthatdalldrelationshipsdaredgoverneddbydcausedan
ddeffect.d Hedseesdlittledneeddfordsubjectivity dindanydareadofdhisdlife,dbelievingdinsteaddthatdthed
worlddisdandexternaldconceptdcompletelydindependentdofdindividualdthoughtsdorddesires.d Whi
chdphilosophicaldschooldbestddescribesdFrancisco’sdoutlookdondthedworld?
A. Phenomenology
B. Logicaldpositivism
C. Hermeneutics
D. Post-
structuralismdAns:d B
10. Whichd statementdwoulddandadherentdofdthedperceiveddviewdmostdlikelydmake?
A. ―Observationdisdcompletelydunbiased.‖
B. ―Descriptivedlawdisdthedgoldd standarddofdscience.‖
C. ―Individuald phenomenond maked updthed wholedthatdisdtheduniverse.‖
D. ―Theoriesdaredneitherdrightdnordwrong.‖d
Ans:d D
11. Whichdphilosophydsubscribesdtodthedideadthatdtheduniversedisdadwholedmadedofdinterrelated
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B. Chaosdandd Complexity
C. Post-Structuralism
D. Hermeneutics
d Ans:d B
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1. Historically,dnursingdpreparationdwasdreferreddtodasd―training,‖danddmanydnursesdeducateddt
hroughdthed1970sdstilldusedthisdtermdtodreferdtodtheirdeducation.dWhydisdthisdterminologydpartic
ularlydproblematicdindlightdofdthedadvancesdmadedindnursingdsciencedindthedlastd30dyears?
A. On-the-
jobdapprenticeshipsdarednodlongerdasdprevalentdasdtheydweredupdthroughdthedlated1970sdandde
arlyd1980s.
B. Itdplacesdemphasisdondnurses’dabilitiesdtodperformdtasksdratherdthandreasondthroughdandd
understanddthedpurposedofdtheirdactions.
C. MostdmoderndnursesdpursuedMaster’sdleveldeducationdbeyonddtheirdpractice-
baseddBachelor’sdeducation.
D. Thedlastd30dyearsdhavedseendnursingdeducationdmovedawaydfromdphysician-
taughtdcoursesdindhospitalsdtodprofessor-taughtdcoursesdatduniversities.
Ans:d B
2. Duringdthed1960s,dwhyddiddnursingdscholarsdheavilydemphasizedadfocusdondthedtheoreticald
developmentdofdnursingdasditsdown,dindependentddiscipline?
A. Todsupportddoctoraldeducationdfordnursesdthatdwasddisciplinedspecific
B. Todprovedthatdthedlogicaldpositivistdapproachdwasdadpoordfitdfordtheddiscipline
C. Todencouragedanddenhancedthedcontinuedddevelopmentdofdnursingdscience
D.
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Ans:d C
3. Whichdargumentdbestdsupportsdthedideadofdnursingdasdadprofessionalddisciplinedratherdthand
andacademicddiscipline?
A. ―Nursingdisdandapplieddscience.d Itsdpracticedcomponentdplacesdandemphasisdondthedde
liverydofdservicedbydnursesdratherdthandtheddevelopmentdofdacademicdknowledge.‖
B. ―Nursingdisdaddisciplinedwithduniquedsubstance.dItdborrowsdverydlittledfromdotherddiscipl
inesdand,dasdadresult,disdbeyonddthedrealmdofdmostdacademicdprogramsdindthedsciencesdthatdack
nowledgedideadsharingdacrossddisciplines.‖
C. ―Nursingdisdadconceptdwithdadlengthydunofficialdhistory.dIndividualsdhavedbeendprovidingd
nursingdcaredtodothersdsincedthedCrusades,danddthisdprofessionaldprovisiondofdservicesdpredatesdf
ormaldeducationdindthedfield.‖
D. ―Nursingdisdadrelativednewcomerdtodadvanceddeducation.dFordmanydyears,dnursesdwerededu
cateddordtraineddonlydatdadBachelor’sdlevel,danddadvanceddpracticedthereforedhasditsdrootsdindthed
professionditselfdratherdthandindacademia.‖
Ans:d A
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Chapter 1 – Philosophy of Science: An Introduction
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1. Whydarednaturald sciencesdalsod referredd todasd―pure‖d sciences?
A. Theydaredconsidereddstand-alonedbodiesdofduniquedknowledge.
B. Theydaredthedonlydsciencesdtodwhichdthedscientificdmethoddcandbedapplied.
C. Theydaredthedoriginaldsciencesdupondwhichdalldothersdaredbased.
D. Theydarednotdaffecteddbydsubjectivitydindthedwaydotherdsciencesdare.
Ans:d A
2. Whichdisdnotdandexampledofdandapplieddsciencedasduseddindhealthdcaredtoday?
A. Socialdwork
B. Psychotherapy
C. Examinationdofdcareddisparities
D. Pathology
d Ans:d D
3. Robertadfirmlydbelievesdthatdindividualdexperiencesdaredthedsourcedofdalldknowledgedindthed
world.dAsdadscientist,dshedacknowledgesdherdroledasdadparticipantdindthedexperimentsdshedperfo
rmsdandddoesdconsiderdherselfdmerelydaddisconnecteddobserverdofdphenomenon.
Roberta’sd viewsd ared mostd closTeE
lySreTfB
leA
ctN
ivKe SoE LhLiE
fd w chRs.
chCoOolMofd scientificd thought?
A. Naturald Science
B. Humand Science
C. Appliedd Science
D. SoftdScience
d Ans:d B
4. Whatdisdthedultimatedgoaldofdthedscientificdmethod?
A. Applicationdofdscientificdresultsdtodadrelateddbodydofdknowledgedindorderdtodmeetdsomedt
ypedofdhumandneed.
B. Examinationdofdtheddecisionsdmadedbydadscientistdtodunderstanddthedwaysdindwhichds
ubjectivitydwasdintroduceddtodthedexperiment.
C. Reproducibled experimentald resultsd thatd dod notd taked researcherd individualityd intod account.
D. Improvingdthedsituationdordprocessduseddindthedexperimentdtodyielddmoredaccuratedresultsdi
ndrepeatdexperiments.
Ans:d C
5. Whichdofdthedfollowingdbestddescribesdthedaimdofdnaturaldsciences?
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A. Affirmationdofdthedimportancedofdculturaldunderstandingdbyduncoveringdthedcommond
subjectivedbiasesdofddifferentddisciplines.
B. Improvementdofdthedqualitydofdlifedbydunderstandingdwhatdhelpsdpeopledmaximizedtheirdf
unctionaldabilities.
C. Utilizationdofdknowledgedbydapplyingditdtodadspecificdpurposedindorderdtodbetterdadsituationd
ordchangedviewpoints.
D. Developmentdofdknowledgedfordthedsakedofddevelopingdknowledge,ddiscoveringdtruth,dandd
controllingdoutcomes.
Ans:d D
6. GretchendanddPeterdaredgraduatedstudentsdindthedsamedPhysicsdlab.dTheirdsupervisordhasda
skeddbothdofdthemdtodperformdthedsamedexperimentdusingdthedsamedproceduredanddequipmen
t.d Afterdthey’vedbothdcompleteddtheirdtask,dthedcomparedtheirdresultsdandddiscoverdthatdtheyda
rednearlydidentical.d WhichdofdthedfivedcriteriadfordscienceddoesdGretchendanddPeter’sddiscov
erydexemplify?
A. Intersubjectived testability
B. Reliability
C. Definitenessd andd precision
D. Coherence
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7. Whichdstatementddoesdnotddescribedadgeneraldcharacteristicdofdphilosophy?
A. Thinkingdfordthedsakedofdthinking.
B. Utilizationd ofd processd andd outcome.
C. Demarcationd ofd wholenessd andd holism.
D. Applicationd ofd epistemologyd andd ontology.
Ans:d C
8. Repetitivedpatternsdofdbehaviorddictateddbydpastdexperiencesdisdandexampledofdwhichdsourced
ofdknowledge?
A. Doctrine
B. Commond sense
C. Tradition
D. Authority
d Ans:d C
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9. Franciscodisdadchemistdwhodrigidlydappliesdthedscientificdmethoddtodalldthatdheddoes,dwheth
erdindthedlabdordoutdofdit,danddstronglydbelievesdthatdalldrelationshipsdaredgoverneddbydcausedan
ddeffect.d Hedseesdlittledneeddfordsubjectivity dindanydareadofdhisdlife,dbelievingdinsteaddthatdthed
worlddisdandexternaldconceptdcompletelydindependentdofdindividualdthoughtsdorddesires.d Whi
chdphilosophicaldschooldbestddescribesdFrancisco’sdoutlookdondthedworld?
A. Phenomenology
B. Logicaldpositivism
C. Hermeneutics
D. Post-
structuralismdAns:d B
10. Whichd statementdwoulddandadherentdofdthedperceiveddviewdmostdlikelydmake?
A. ―Observationdisdcompletelydunbiased.‖
B. ―Descriptivedlawdisdthedgoldd standarddofdscience.‖
C. ―Individuald phenomenond maked updthed wholedthatdisdtheduniverse.‖
D. ―Theoriesdaredneitherdrightdnordwrong.‖d
Ans:d D
11. Whichdphilosophydsubscribesdtodthedideadthatdtheduniversedisdadwholedmadedofdinterrelated
parts? TESTBANKSELLER.COM
A. Logicaldpositivism
B. Chaosdandd Complexity
C. Post-Structuralism
D. Hermeneutics
d Ans:d B
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1. Historically,dnursingdpreparationdwasdreferreddtodasd―training,‖danddmanydnursesdeducateddt
hroughdthed1970sdstilldusedthisdtermdtodreferdtodtheirdeducation.dWhydisdthisdterminologydpartic
ularlydproblematicdindlightdofdthedadvancesdmadedindnursingdsciencedindthedlastd30dyears?
A. On-the-
jobdapprenticeshipsdarednodlongerdasdprevalentdasdtheydweredupdthroughdthedlated1970sdandde
arlyd1980s.
B. Itdplacesdemphasisdondnurses’dabilitiesdtodperformdtasksdratherdthandreasondthroughdandd
understanddthedpurposedofdtheirdactions.
C. MostdmoderndnursesdpursuedMaster’sdleveldeducationdbeyonddtheirdpractice-
baseddBachelor’sdeducation.
D. Thedlastd30dyearsdhavedseendnursingdeducationdmovedawaydfromdphysician-
taughtdcoursesdindhospitalsdtodprofessor-taughtdcoursesdatduniversities.
Ans:d B
2. Duringdthed1960s,dwhyddiddnursingdscholarsdheavilydemphasizedadfocusdondthedtheoreticald
developmentdofdnursingdasditsdown,dindependentddiscipline?
A. Todsupportddoctoraldeducationdfordnursesdthatdwasddisciplinedspecific
B. Todprovedthatdthedlogicaldpositivistdapproachdwasdadpoordfitdfordtheddiscipline
C. Todencouragedanddenhancedthedcontinuedddevelopmentdofdnursingdscience
D.
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Ans:d C
3. Whichdargumentdbestdsupportsdthedideadofdnursingdasdadprofessionalddisciplinedratherdthand
andacademicddiscipline?
A. ―Nursingdisdandapplieddscience.d Itsdpracticedcomponentdplacesdandemphasisdondthedde
liverydofdservicedbydnursesdratherdthandtheddevelopmentdofdacademicdknowledge.‖
B. ―Nursingdisdaddisciplinedwithduniquedsubstance.dItdborrowsdverydlittledfromdotherddiscipl
inesdand,dasdadresult,disdbeyonddthedrealmdofdmostdacademicdprogramsdindthedsciencesdthatdack
nowledgedideadsharingdacrossddisciplines.‖
C. ―Nursingdisdadconceptdwithdadlengthydunofficialdhistory.dIndividualsdhavedbeendprovidingd
nursingdcaredtodothersdsincedthedCrusades,danddthisdprofessionaldprovisiondofdservicesdpredatesdf
ormaldeducationdindthedfield.‖
D. ―Nursingdisdadrelativednewcomerdtodadvanceddeducation.dFordmanydyears,dnursesdwerededu
cateddordtraineddonlydatdadBachelor’sdlevel,danddadvanceddpracticedthereforedhasditsdrootsdindthed
professionditselfdratherdthandindacademia.‖
Ans:d A
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