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1. Whymaremnaturalmsciencesmalsomreferred mtomasm“pure”msciences?
A. Theymaremconsidered mstand-alonembodiesmof muniquemknowledge.
B. Theymaremthemonlymsciencesmtomwhichmthemscientificmmethod mcanmbemapplied.
C. Theymaremthemoriginalmsciencesmuponmwhichmall mothersmarembased.
D. Theymaremnot maffected mbymsubjectivityminmthemwaymothermsciencesmare.
Ans:m A
2. Whichmismnot manmexamplemof manmapplied msciencemasmused minmhealthmcaremtoday?
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B. Psychotherapy
C. Examinationmof mcaremdisparities
D. Pathology
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3. Robertamfirmlymbelievesmthat mindividualmexperiencesmaremthemsourcemof mallmknowledgeminm
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hemperformsmand mdoesmconsidermherself mmerelymamdisconnected mobservermof mphenomenon.mR
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4. What mismthemultimatemgoalmof mthemscientificmmethod?
A. Applicationmof mscientificmresultsmtomamrelated mbodymof mknowledgeminmordermtommeet msome
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C. Reproduciblemexperimentalmresultsmthat mdomnot mtakemresearchermindividualitymintomaccount.
D. Improvingmthemsituationmormprocessmused minmthemexperiment mtomyield mmoremaccura
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Ans:m C
5. Whichmof mthemfollowingmbest mdescribesmthemaimmof mnaturalmsciences?
A. Affirmationmof mthemimportancemof mculturalmunderstandingmbymuncoveringmt
hemcommonmsubjectivembiasesmof mdifferent mdisciplines.
B. Improvement mof mthemqualitymof mlifembymunderstandingmwhat mhelpsmpeoplemmaximi
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C. Utilizationmof mknowledgembymapplyingmit mtomamspecificmpurposeminmordermtombette
rmamsituationmormchangemviewpoints.
D. Development mof mknowledgemformthemsakemof mdevelopingmknowledge,mdiscoveringmtrut
h,mand mcontrollingmoutcomes.
Ans:m D
6. Gretchenmand mPetermaremgraduatemstudentsminmthemsamemPhysicsmlab.mTheirmsupervisormh
asmasked mbothmof mthemmtomperformmthemsamemexperiment musingmthemsamemproceduremand me
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7. Whichmstatement mdoesmnot mdescribemamgeneralmcharacteristicmof mphilosophy?
A. Thinkingmformthemsakemof mthinking.
B. Utilizationmof mprocessmand moutcome.
C. Demarcationmof mwholenessmand mholism.
D. Applicationmof mepistemologymand montology.
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8. Repetitivempatternsmof mbehaviormdictated mbympast mexperiencesmismanmexamplemof mwhichmsour
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B. Commonmsense
C. Tradition
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1. Whymaremnaturalmsciencesmalsomreferred mtomasm“pure”msciences?
A. Theymaremconsidered mstand-alonembodiesmof muniquemknowledge.
B. Theymaremthemonlymsciencesmtomwhichmthemscientificmmethod mcanmbemapplied.
C. Theymaremthemoriginalmsciencesmuponmwhichmall mothersmarembased.
D. Theymaremnot maffected mbymsubjectivityminmthemwaymothermsciencesmare.
Ans:m A
2. Whichmismnot manmexamplemof manmapplied msciencemasmused minmhealthmcaremtoday?
A. Socialmwork
B. Psychotherapy
C. Examinationmof mcaremdisparities
D. Pathology
Ans:m D
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3. Robertamfirmlymbelievesmthat mindividualmexperiencesmaremthemsourcemof mallmknowledgeminm
themworld.mAsmamscientist,mshemacknowledgesmhermrolemasmamparticipant minmthemexperimentsms
hemperformsmand mdoesmconsidermherself mmerelymamdisconnected mobservermof mphenomenon.mR
oberta’smviewsmaremmost mclosTeEly SrTef Ble Act NivKeSo Ef mwLhLiEchR s.chCoOoM l mof m
scientificmthought?
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4. What mismthemultimatemgoalmof mthemscientificmmethod?
A. Applicationmof mscientificmresultsmtomamrelated mbodymof mknowledgeminmordermtommeet msome
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B. Examinationmof mthemdecisionsmmadembymamscientist mtomunderstand mthemwaysm
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C. Reproduciblemexperimentalmresultsmthat mdomnot mtakemresearchermindividualitymintomaccount.
D. Improvingmthemsituationmormprocessmused minmthemexperiment mtomyield mmoremaccura
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Ans:m C
5. Whichmof mthemfollowingmbest mdescribesmthemaimmof mnaturalmsciences?
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hemcommonmsubjectivembiasesmof mdifferent mdisciplines.
B. Improvement mof mthemqualitymof mlifembymunderstandingmwhat mhelpsmpeoplemmaximi
zemtheirmfunctionalmabilities.
C. Utilizationmof mknowledgembymapplyingmit mtomamspecificmpurposeminmordermtombette
rmamsituationmormchangemviewpoints.
D. Development mof mknowledgemformthemsakemof mdevelopingmknowledge,mdiscoveringmtrut
h,mand mcontrollingmoutcomes.
Ans:m D
6. Gretchenmand mPetermaremgraduatemstudentsminmthemsamemPhysicsmlab.mTheirmsupervisormh
asmasked mbothmof mthemmtomperformmthemsamemexperiment musingmthemsamemproceduremand me
quipment.m Aftermthey’vembothmcompleted mtheirmtask,mthemcomparemtheirmresultsmand mdisco
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7. Whichmstatement mdoesmnot mdescribemamgeneralmcharacteristicmof mphilosophy?
A. Thinkingmformthemsakemof mthinking.
B. Utilizationmof mprocessmand moutcome.
C. Demarcationmof mwholenessmand mholism.
D. Applicationmof mepistemologymand montology.
Ans:m C
8. Repetitivempatternsmof mbehaviormdictated mbympast mexperiencesmismanmexamplemof mwhichmsour
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