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Chapter 1 – Philosophy of Science: An Introduction
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1. Whyare natural sciences also referred to as ―pure‖ sciences?
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A. Theyjarejconsideredjstand-alonejbodiesjofjuniquejknowledge.
B. Theyare the onlysciences to which the scientific method can be applied.
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C. Theyare the original sciences upon which all others are based.
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D. They are not affected by subjectivityin the wayother sciences are.
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Ans: A

2. Whichis not an example of an applied science as used in health care today?
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B. Psychotherapy
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D. Pathology

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3. Roberta firmly believes that individual experiences are the source of all knowledge in
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the world. As a scientist, she acknowledges her role as a participant in the
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experiments she
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performs and does consider herself merely a disconnected observer of phenomenon.
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4. What is the ultimate goal of the scientific method?
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A. Application of scientific results to a related body of knowledge in order to
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B. Examination of the decisions made bya scientist to understand the ways dd dd dd dd dd d dd dd dd dd dd



in which subjectivity was introduced to the experiment.
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C. Reproduciblejexperimentaljresultsjthatjdojnotjtakejresearcherjindividualityjintojaccount.
D. Improvingthe situation or process used in the experiment to yield more accurate results
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Ans: C
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5. Which of the following best describes the aim of natural sciences?
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the common subjective biases of different disciplines.
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B. Improvement of the quality of life byunderstanding what helps people maximize dd dd dd dd dd dd dd dd dd dd



their functional abilities.
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C. Utilization of knowledge byapplyingit to a specific purpose in order to better asituation or
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change viewpoints.
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D. Developmentjofjknowledgejforjthejsakejofjdevelopingjknowledge, x dd



discoveringtruth,
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Ans: D

6. Gretchen and Peter are graduate students in the same Physics lab. Their supervisor
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has asked both of them to perform the same experiment using the same procedure
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and equipment. After they’ve both completed their task, the compare their results and
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discover that they are nearly identical. Which of the five criteria for science does
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Gretchen and Peter’s discovery exemplify?
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A. Intersubjectivejtestability
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D. Coherence

Ans: A TESTBANKSELLER.COM
7. Which statement does not describe a general characteristic of philosophy?
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A. Thinking for the sake of thinking. dd dd dd dd dd



B. Utilization of process and outcome. dd d dd dd



C. Demarcationjofjwholenessjandjholism.
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D. Application of epistemology and ontology.
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Ans: C

8. Repetitive patterns of behavior dictated bypast experiences is an example of which source
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of knowledge?
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C. Tradition
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