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Chapter 1 – Philosophy of Science: An Introduction
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1. Whydarednaturaldsciencesdalsodreferreddtodasd“pure”dsciences?
A. Theydaredconsidereddstand-alonedbodiesdofduniquedknowledge.
B. Theydaredthedonlydsciencesdtodwhichdthedscientificdmethoddcandbedapplied.
C. Theydaredthedoriginaldsciencesdupondwhichdalldothersdaredbased.
D. Theydarednotdaffecteddbydsubjectivitydindthedwaydotherdsciencesdare.
Ans:d A
2. Whichdisdnotdandexampledofdandapplieddsciencedasduseddindhealthdcaredtoday?
A. Socialdwork
B. Psychotherapy
C. Examinationdofdcareddisparities
D. Pathology
Ans:d D
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3. Robertadfirmlydbelievesdthatdindividualdexperiencesdaredthedsourcedofdalldknowledgedindthed
world.d Asdadscientist,dshedacknowledgesdherdroledasdadparticipantdindthedexperimentsdshedperfo
rmsdandddoesdconsiderdherselfdmerelydaddisconnecteddobserverdofdphenomenon.
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B. HumandScience
C. ApplieddScience
D. SoftdScience
d Ans:d B
4. Whatdisdthedultimatedgoaldofdthedscientificdmethod?
A. Applicationdofdscientificdresultsdtodadrelateddbodydofdknowledgedindorderdtodmeetdsomedt
ypedofdhumandneed.
B. Examinationdofdtheddecisionsdmadedbydadscientistdtodunderstanddthedwaysdindwhichds
ubjectivitydwasdintroduceddtodthedexperiment.
C. Reproducibledexperimentaldresultsdthatddodnotdtakedresearcherdindividualitydintodaccount.
D. Improvingdthedsituationdordprocessduseddindthedexperimentdtodyielddmoredaccuratedresultsdi
ndrepeatdexperiments.
Ans:d C
5. Whichdofdthedfollowingdbestddescribesdthedaimdofdnaturaldsciences?
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A. Affirmationdofdthedimportancedofdculturaldunderstandingdbyduncoveringdthedcommonds
ubjectivedbiasesdofddifferentddisciplines.
B. Improvementdofdthedqualitydofdlifedbydunderstandingdwhatdhelpsdpeopledmaximizedtheirdf
unctionaldabilities.
C. Utilizationdofdknowledgedbydapplyingditdtodadspecificdpurposedindorderdtodbetterdadsituationdo
rdchangedviewpoints.
D. Developmentdofdknowledgedfordthedsakedofddevelopingdknowledge,ddiscoveringdtruth,danddc
ontrollingdoutcomes.
Ans:d D
6. GretchendanddPeterdaredgraduatedstudentsdindthedsamedPhysicsdlab.d Theirdsupervisordhasda
skeddbothdofdthemdtodperformdthedsamedexperimentdusingdthedsamedproceduredand
equipment.d Afterdthey’vedbothdcompleteddtheirdtask,dthedcomparedtheirdresultsdandddiscoverdtha
tdtheydarednearlydidentical.d WhichdofdthedfivedcriteriadfordscienceddoesdGretchendanddPeter’sddis
coverydexemplify?
A. Intersubjectivedtestability
B. Reliability
C. Definitenessdanddprecision
D. Coherence
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7. Whichdstatementddoesdnotddescribedadgeneraldcharacteristicdofdphilosophy?
A. Thinkingdfordthedsakedofdthinking.
B. Utilizationdofdprocessdanddoutcome.
C. Demarcationdofdwholenessdanddholism.
D. Applicationdofdepistemologydanddontology.
Ans:d C
8. Repetitivedpatternsdofdbehaviorddictateddbydpastdexperiencesdisdandexampledofdwhichdsourcedo
fdknowledge?
A. Doctrine
B. Commondsense
C. Tradition
D. Authority
Ans:d C
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9. Franciscodisdadchemistdwhodrigidlydappliesdthedscientificdmethoddtodalldthatdheddoes,dwhethe
rdindthedlabdordoutdofdit,danddstronglydbelievesdthatdalldrelationshipsdaredgoverneddbydcausedandd
effect.d Hedseesdlittledneeddfordsubjectivitydindanydareadofdhisdlife,dbelievingdinsteaddthatdthedwor
lddisdandexternaldconceptdcompletelydindependentdofdindividualdthoughtsdor
desires.d WhichdphilosophicaldschooldbestddescribesdFrancisco’sdoutlookdondthedworld?
A. Phenomenology
B. Logicaldpositivism
C. Hermeneutics
D. Post-
structuralismdAns:d B
10. Whichd statementdwoulddandadherentdofdthedperceiveddviewdmostdlikelydmake?
A. “Observationdisdcompletelydunbiased.”
B. “Descriptivedlawdisdthedgolddstandarddofdscience.”
C. “Individualdphenomenondmakedupdthedwholedthatdisdtheduniverse.”
D. “Theoriesdaredneitherdrightdnordwrong.”
Ans:d D
11. Whichdphilosophydsubscribesdtodthedideadthatdtheduniversedisdadwholedmadedofdinterrelated
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A. Logicaldpositivism
B. ChaosdanddComplexity
C. Post-Structuralism
D. Hermeneutics
Ans:d B
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