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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
D. Pathology
Ans:m D
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3. Robertamfirmlymbelievesmthatmindividualmexperiencesmaremthemsourcemofmallmknowledgeminmt
hemworld.mAsmamscientist,mshemacknowledgesmhermrolemasmamparticipantminmthemexperimentsmshe
m performsmandmdoesmconsidermherselfmmerelymamdisconnectedmobservermofmphenomenon.
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B. HumanmScience
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emAns:m B
4. Whatmismthemultimatemgoalmofmthemscientificmmethod?
A. Applicationmofmscientificmresultsmtomamrelatedmbodymofmknowledgeminmordermtommeetmso
memtypemofmhumanmneed.
B. Examinationmofmthemdecisionsmmadembymamscientistmtomunderstandmthemwaysminmwhi
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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
6. GretchenmandmPetermaremgraduatemstudentsminmthemsamemPhysicsmlab.mTheirmsupervisormh
asmaskedmbothmofmthemmtomperformmthemsamemexperimentmusingmthemsamemproceduremandmeq
uipment.m Aftermthey’vembothmcompletedmtheirmtask,mthemcomparemtheirmresultsmandmdiscoverm
thatmtheymaremnearlymidentical.mmWhichmofmthemfivemcriteriamformsciencemdoesmGretchenmand
Peter’smdiscoverymexemplify?
A. Intersubjectivemtestability
B. Reliability
C. Definitenessmandmprecision
D. Coherence
Ans:m A
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, 7. Whichmstatementmdoesmnotmdescribemamgeneralmcharacteristicmofmphilosophy?
A. Thinkingmformthemsakemofmthinking.
B. Utilizationmofmprocessmandmoutcome.
C. Demarcationmofmwholenessmandmholism.
D. Applicationmofmepistemologymandmontology.
Ans:m C
8. Repetitivempatternsmofmbehaviormdictatedmbympastmexperiencesmismanmexamplemofmwhichmsou
rcemofmknowledge?
A. Doctrine
B. Commonmsense
C. Tradition
D. Authority
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Advanced Nursing Practice 3rd Edition
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Janie B. Butts and Karen L. Rich
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Formmoremtestmbanksmemail:
, 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
D. Pathology
Ans:m D
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3. Robertamfirmlymbelievesmthatmindividualmexperiencesmaremthemsourcemofmallmknowledgeminmt
hemworld.mAsmamscientist,mshemacknowledgesmhermrolemasmamparticipantminmthemexperimentsmshe
m performsmandmdoesmconsidermherselfmmerelymamdisconnectedmobservermofmphenomenon.
Roberta’smviewsmaremmostmclosTeE
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lmofmscientificmthought?
A. NaturalmScience
B. HumanmScience
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D. SoftmScienc
emAns:m B
4. Whatmismthemultimatemgoalmofmthemscientificmmethod?
A. Applicationmofmscientificmresultsmtomamrelatedmbodymofmknowledgeminmordermtommeetmso
memtypemofmhumanmneed.
B. Examinationmofmthemdecisionsmmadembymamscientistmtomunderstandmthemwaysminmwhi
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, chmsubjectivitymwasmintroducedmtomthemexperiment.
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
6. GretchenmandmPetermaremgraduatemstudentsminmthemsamemPhysicsmlab.mTheirmsupervisormh
asmaskedmbothmofmthemmtomperformmthemsamemexperimentmusingmthemsamemproceduremandmeq
uipment.m Aftermthey’vembothmcompletedmtheirmtask,mthemcomparemtheirmresultsmandmdiscoverm
thatmtheymaremnearlymidentical.mmWhichmofmthemfivemcriteriamformsciencemdoesmGretchenmand
Peter’smdiscoverymexemplify?
A. Intersubjectivemtestability
B. Reliability
C. Definitenessmandmprecision
D. Coherence
Ans:m A
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, 7. Whichmstatementmdoesmnotmdescribemamgeneralmcharacteristicmofmphilosophy?
A. Thinkingmformthemsakemofmthinking.
B. Utilizationmofmprocessmandmoutcome.
C. Demarcationmofmwholenessmandmholism.
D. Applicationmofmepistemologymandmontology.
Ans:m C
8. Repetitivempatternsmofmbehaviormdictatedmbympastmexperiencesmismanmexamplemofmwhichmsou
rcemofmknowledge?
A. Doctrine
B. Commonmsense
C. Tradition
D. Authority
Ans:m C
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