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Chapter 1 – Philosophy of Science: An Introduction
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1. Whymaremnaturalmsciencesmalsomreferred mtomasm“pure”msciences?
A. Theymaremconsidered mstand-alonembodiesmof muniquemknowledge.
B. Theymaremthemonlymsciencesmtomwhichmthemscientificmmethod mcanmbemapplied.
C. Theymaremthemoriginalmsciencesmupon mwhichmallmothersmarembased.
D. Theymaremnot maffected mbymsubjectivityminmthemwaymothermsciencesmare.
Ans:m A
2. Whichmismnot manmexamplemof manmapplied msciencemasmused minmhealthmcaremtoday?
A. Socialmwork
B. Psychotherapy
C. Examinationmof mcaremdisparities
D. Pathology
m Ans:m D
3. Robertamfirmlymbelievesmthat mindividualmexperiencesmaremthemsourcemof mallmknowledgeminmt
hemworld.mAsmamscientist,mshemacknowledgesmhermrolemasmamparticipant minmthemexperimentsmsh
emperformsmand mdoesmconsidermherself mmerelymamdisconnected mobservermof mphenomenon.
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C. Applied mScience
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4. What mismthemultimatemgoalmof mthemscientificmmethod?
A. Applicationmof mscientificmresultsmtomamrelated mbodymof mknowledgeminmordermtommeet mso
memtypemof mhumanmneed.
B. Examinationmof mthemdecisionsmmadembymamscientist mtomunderstand mthemwaysminmwhich
subjectivitymwasmintroduced mtomthemexperiment.
C. Reproduciblemexperimentalmresultsmthat mdomnot mtakemresearchermindividualitymintomaccount.
D. Improvingmthemsituationmormprocessmused minmthemexperiment mtomyield mmore maccuratemresu
ltsminmrepeat mexperiments.
Ans:m C
5. Whichmof mthemfollowingmbest mdescribesmthemaimmof mnaturalmsciences?
A. Affirmationmof mthemimportancemof mculturalmunderstandingmbymuncoveringmthemcomm
onmsubjectivembiasesmof mdifferent mdisciplines.
B. Improvement mof mthemqualitymof mlifembymunderstandingmwhat mhelpsmpeoplemmaximizemth
eirmfunctionalmabilities.
C. Utilizationmof mknowledgembymapplyingmit mtomamspecificmpurposeminmordermtombettermamsituati
onmormchangemviewpoints.
D. Development mof mknowledgemformthemsakemof mdevelopingmknowledge,mdiscoveringmtruth,ma
nd mcontrollingmoutcomes.
Ans:m D
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Chapter 1 – Philosophy of Science: An Introduction
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1. Whymaremnaturalmsciencesmalsomreferred mtomasm“pure”msciences?
A. Theymaremconsidered mstand-alonembodiesmof muniquemknowledge.
B. Theymaremthemonlymsciencesmtomwhichmthemscientificmmethod mcanmbemapplied.
C. Theymaremthemoriginalmsciencesmupon mwhichmallmothersmarembased.
D. Theymaremnot maffected mbymsubjectivityminmthemwaymothermsciencesmare.
Ans:m A
2. Whichmismnot manmexamplemof manmapplied msciencemasmused minmhealthmcaremtoday?
A. Socialmwork
B. Psychotherapy
C. Examinationmof mcaremdisparities
D. Pathology
m Ans:m D
3. Robertamfirmlymbelievesmthat mindividualmexperiencesmaremthemsourcemof mallmknowledgeminmt
hemworld.mAsmamscientist,mshemacknowledgesmhermrolemasmamparticipant minmthemexperimentsmsh
emperformsmand mdoesmconsidermherself mmerelymamdisconnected mobservermof mphenomenon.
Roberta’smviewsmaremmost mclosTeE
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A. NaturalmScience
B. HumanmScience
C. Applied mScience
D. Soft mScience
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4. What mismthemultimatemgoalmof mthemscientificmmethod?
A. Applicationmof mscientificmresultsmtomamrelated mbodymof mknowledgeminmordermtommeet mso
memtypemof mhumanmneed.
B. Examinationmof mthemdecisionsmmadembymamscientist mtomunderstand mthemwaysminmwhich
subjectivitymwasmintroduced mtomthemexperiment.
C. Reproduciblemexperimentalmresultsmthat mdomnot mtakemresearchermindividualitymintomaccount.
D. Improvingmthemsituationmormprocessmused minmthemexperiment mtomyield mmore maccuratemresu
ltsminmrepeat mexperiments.
Ans:m C
5. Whichmof mthemfollowingmbest mdescribesmthemaimmof mnaturalmsciences?
A. Affirmationmof mthemimportancemof mculturalmunderstandingmbymuncoveringmthemcomm
onmsubjectivembiasesmof mdifferent mdisciplines.
B. Improvement mof mthemqualitymof mlifembymunderstandingmwhat mhelpsmpeoplemmaximizemth
eirmfunctionalmabilities.
C. Utilizationmof mknowledgembymapplyingmit mtomamspecificmpurposeminmordermtombettermamsituati
onmormchangemviewpoints.
D. Development mof mknowledgemformthemsakemof mdevelopingmknowledge,mdiscoveringmtruth,ma
nd mcontrollingmoutcomes.
Ans:m D
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