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Chapterg1g–gPhilosophygofgScience:gAngIntroduction
1. Whygaregnaturalgsciencesgalsogreferredgtogasg“pure”gsciences?
A. Theygaregconsideredgstand-alonegbodiesgofguniquegknowledge.
B. Theygaregthegonlygsciencesgtogwhichgthegscientificgmethodgcangbegapplied.
C. Theygaregthegoriginalgsciencesgupongwhichgallgothersgaregbased.
D. Theygaregnotgaffectedgbygsubjectivitygingthegwaygothergsciencesgare.
Ans:g A
2. Whichgisgnotgangexamplegofgangappliedgsciencegasgusedginghealthgcaregtoday?
A. Socialgwork
B. Psychotherapy
C. Examinationgofgcaregdisparities
D. Pathology
Ans:g D
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3. Robertagfirmlygbelievesgthatgindividualgexperiencesgaregthegsourcegofgallgknowledgegingth
egworld.g Asgagscientist,gshegacknowledgesghergrolegasgagparticipantgingthegexperimentsgsheg
performsgandgdoesgconsidergherselfgmerelygagdisconnectedgobservergofgphenomenon.
Roberta’sgviewsgaregmostgclosTeE lySrT
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lgofgscientificgthought?
A. NaturalgScience
B. HumangScience
C. AppliedgScience
D. SoftgScience
Ans:g B
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4. Whatgisgthegultimateggoalgofgthegscientificgmethod?
A. Applicationgofgscientificgresultsgtogagrelatedgbodygofgknowledgegingordergtogmeetgsom
egtypegofghumangneed.
B. Examinationgofgthegdecisionsgmadegbygagscientistgtogunderstandgthegwaysgingwhic
hgsubjectivitygwasgintroducedgtogthegexperiment.
C. Reproduciblegexperimentalgresultsgthatgdognotgtakegresearchergindividualitygintogaccount.
D. Improvinggthegsituationgorgprocessgusedgingthegexperimentgtogyieldgmoregaccurategresult
sgingrepeatgexperiments.
Ans:g C
5. Whichgofgthegfollowinggbestgdescribesgthegaimgofgnaturalgsciences?
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A. Affirmationgofgthegimportancegofgculturalgunderstandinggbyguncoveringgthegcommo
ngsubjectivegbiasesgofgdifferentgdisciplines.
B. Improvementgofgthegqualitygofglifegbygunderstandinggwhatghelpsgpeoplegmaximizegthei
rgfunctionalgabilities.
C. Utilizationgofgknowledgegbygapplyinggitgtogagspecificgpurposegingordergtogbettergagsituatio
ngorgchangegviewpoints.
D. Developmentgofgknowledgegforgthegsakegofgdevelopinggknowledge,gdiscoveringgtruth,gan
dgcontrollinggoutcomes.
Ans:g D
6. GretchengandgPetergareggraduategstudentsgingthegsamegPhysicsglab.g Theirgsupervisorgha
sgaskedgbothgofgthemgtogperformgthegsamegexperimentgusinggthegsamegproceduregand
equipment.g Aftergthey’vegbothgcompletedgtheirgtask,gthegcomparegtheirgresultsgandgdiscoverg
thatgtheygaregnearlygidentical.g WhichgofgthegfivegcriteriagforgsciencegdoesgGretchengandgPete
r’sgdiscoverygexemplify?
A. Intersubjectivegtestability
B. Reliability
C. Definitenessgandgprecision
D. Coherence
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7. Whichgstatementgdoesgnotgdescribegaggeneralgcharacteristicgofgphilosophy?
A. Thinkinggforgthegsakegofgthinking.
B. Utilizationgofgprocessgandgoutcome.
C. Demarcationgofgwholenessgandgholism.
D. Applicationgofgepistemologygandgontology.
Ans:g C
8. Repetitivegpatternsgofgbehaviorgdictatedgbygpastgexperiencesgisgangexamplegofgwhichgsourc
egofgknowledge?
A. Doctrine
B. Commongsense
C. Tradition
D. Authority
Ans:g C
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9. Franciscogisgagchemistgwhogrigidlygappliesgthegscientificgmethodgtogallgthatghegdoes,gwhe
thergingtheglabgorgoutgofgit,gandgstronglygbelievesgthatgallgrelationshipsgareggovernedgbygcaus
egandgeffect.g Hegseesglittlegneedgforgsubjectivityginganygareagofghisglife,gbelievingginsteadgth
atgthegworldgisgangexternalgconceptgcompletelygindependentgofgindividualgthoughtsgor
desires.g WhichgphilosophicalgschoolgbestgdescribesgFrancisco’sgoutlookgongthegworld?
A. Phenomenology
B. Logicalgpositivism
C. Hermeneutics
D. Post-
structuralismgAns:g B
10. Whichg statementgwouldgangadherentgofgthegperceivedgviewgmostglikelygmake?
A. “Observationgisgcompletelygunbiased.”
B. “Descriptiveglawgisgtheggoldgstandardgofgscience.”
C. “Individualgphenomenongmakegupgthegwholegthatgisgtheguniverse.”
D. “Theoriesgaregneithergrightgnorgwrong.”
Ans:g D
11. Whichgphilosophygsubscribesgtogthegideagthatgtheguniversegisgagwholegmadegofginterrelate
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B. ChaosgandgComplexity
C. Post-Structuralism
D. Hermeneutics
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Chapterg1g–gPhilosophygofgScience:gAngIntroduction
1. Whygaregnaturalgsciencesgalsogreferredgtogasg“pure”gsciences?
A. Theygaregconsideredgstand-alonegbodiesgofguniquegknowledge.
B. Theygaregthegonlygsciencesgtogwhichgthegscientificgmethodgcangbegapplied.
C. Theygaregthegoriginalgsciencesgupongwhichgallgothersgaregbased.
D. Theygaregnotgaffectedgbygsubjectivitygingthegwaygothergsciencesgare.
Ans:g A
2. Whichgisgnotgangexamplegofgangappliedgsciencegasgusedginghealthgcaregtoday?
A. Socialgwork
B. Psychotherapy
C. Examinationgofgcaregdisparities
D. Pathology
Ans:g D
g
3. Robertagfirmlygbelievesgthatgindividualgexperiencesgaregthegsourcegofgallgknowledgegingth
egworld.g Asgagscientist,gshegacknowledgesghergrolegasgagparticipantgingthegexperimentsgsheg
performsgandgdoesgconsidergherselfgmerelygagdisconnectedgobservergofgphenomenon.
Roberta’sgviewsgaregmostgclosTeE lySrT
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leA
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ivKeSoE LhLiE
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lgofgscientificgthought?
A. NaturalgScience
B. HumangScience
C. AppliedgScience
D. SoftgScience
Ans:g B
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4. Whatgisgthegultimateggoalgofgthegscientificgmethod?
A. Applicationgofgscientificgresultsgtogagrelatedgbodygofgknowledgegingordergtogmeetgsom
egtypegofghumangneed.
B. Examinationgofgthegdecisionsgmadegbygagscientistgtogunderstandgthegwaysgingwhic
hgsubjectivitygwasgintroducedgtogthegexperiment.
C. Reproduciblegexperimentalgresultsgthatgdognotgtakegresearchergindividualitygintogaccount.
D. Improvinggthegsituationgorgprocessgusedgingthegexperimentgtogyieldgmoregaccurategresult
sgingrepeatgexperiments.
Ans:g C
5. Whichgofgthegfollowinggbestgdescribesgthegaimgofgnaturalgsciences?
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A. Affirmationgofgthegimportancegofgculturalgunderstandinggbyguncoveringgthegcommo
ngsubjectivegbiasesgofgdifferentgdisciplines.
B. Improvementgofgthegqualitygofglifegbygunderstandinggwhatghelpsgpeoplegmaximizegthei
rgfunctionalgabilities.
C. Utilizationgofgknowledgegbygapplyinggitgtogagspecificgpurposegingordergtogbettergagsituatio
ngorgchangegviewpoints.
D. Developmentgofgknowledgegforgthegsakegofgdevelopinggknowledge,gdiscoveringgtruth,gan
dgcontrollinggoutcomes.
Ans:g D
6. GretchengandgPetergareggraduategstudentsgingthegsamegPhysicsglab.g Theirgsupervisorgha
sgaskedgbothgofgthemgtogperformgthegsamegexperimentgusinggthegsamegproceduregand
equipment.g Aftergthey’vegbothgcompletedgtheirgtask,gthegcomparegtheirgresultsgandgdiscoverg
thatgtheygaregnearlygidentical.g WhichgofgthegfivegcriteriagforgsciencegdoesgGretchengandgPete
r’sgdiscoverygexemplify?
A. Intersubjectivegtestability
B. Reliability
C. Definitenessgandgprecision
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A. Thinkinggforgthegsakegofgthinking.
B. Utilizationgofgprocessgandgoutcome.
C. Demarcationgofgwholenessgandgholism.
D. Applicationgofgepistemologygandgontology.
Ans:g C
8. Repetitivegpatternsgofgbehaviorgdictatedgbygpastgexperiencesgisgangexamplegofgwhichgsourc
egofgknowledge?
A. Doctrine
B. Commongsense
C. Tradition
D. Authority
Ans:g C
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9. Franciscogisgagchemistgwhogrigidlygappliesgthegscientificgmethodgtogallgthatghegdoes,gwhe
thergingtheglabgorgoutgofgit,gandgstronglygbelievesgthatgallgrelationshipsgareggovernedgbygcaus
egandgeffect.g Hegseesglittlegneedgforgsubjectivityginganygareagofghisglife,gbelievingginsteadgth
atgthegworldgisgangexternalgconceptgcompletelygindependentgofgindividualgthoughtsgor
desires.g WhichgphilosophicalgschoolgbestgdescribesgFrancisco’sgoutlookgongthegworld?
A. Phenomenology
B. Logicalgpositivism
C. Hermeneutics
D. Post-
structuralismgAns:g B
10. Whichg statementgwouldgangadherentgofgthegperceivedgviewgmostglikelygmake?
A. “Observationgisgcompletelygunbiased.”
B. “Descriptiveglawgisgtheggoldgstandardgofgscience.”
C. “Individualgphenomenongmakegupgthegwholegthatgisgtheguniverse.”
D. “Theoriesgaregneithergrightgnorgwrong.”
Ans:g D
11. Whichgphilosophygsubscribesgtogthegideagthatgtheguniversegisgagwholegmadegofginterrelate
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B. ChaosgandgComplexity
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