Antiscientism Multiple Choice

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. According to Barker and Kitcher, hostility toward science effects

Public decision making about scientific policy. correct incorrect

The number of people interested in pursuing careers in science. correct incorrect

Both a and b. correct incorrect

Neither a nor b. correct incorrect

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. According to Barker and Kitcher, the new sciences of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries revealed a world that was

Beyond human comprehension. correct incorrect

The center of the universe. correct incorrect

Vast and impersonal. correct incorrect

All of the above. correct incorrect

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. According to Barker and Kitcher, __________ has brought the full force of the scientific worldview to bear on our understanding of ourselves.

Quantum physics. correct incorrect

Evolutionary biology and neuroscience. correct incorrect

Cartesian philosophy. correct incorrect

Both a and b. correct incorrect

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. According to Barker and Kitcher, many people seek to retain their traditional beliefs in the face of scientific progress by

Reinterpreting the theoretical bases of science's practical successes. correct incorrect

Ignoring science practical successes. correct incorrect

Personally attacking scientists. correct incorrect

All of the above. correct incorrect

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. According to Barker and Kitcher, the growth of antiscience is facilitated when

Debates in the media make scientific issues seem more controversial than they are. correct incorrect

Scientific predictions and interventions are less successful. correct incorrect

Both a and b. correct incorrect

Neither a nor b. correct incorrect