Chapter 10 Level 1 Quiz

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. Science seeks to acquire knowledge and understanding of reality through the formulation, testing, and evaluating of ________.

deductive reasoning correct incorrect

technology correct incorrect

theories correct incorrect

scientific method correct incorrect

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. The scientific method cannot be identified with any particular set of experimental or observational ________.

parameters correct incorrect

goals correct incorrect

formulas correct incorrect

procedures correct incorrect

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. Scientific inquiry begins with ________.

observation correct incorrect

laboratory tests correct incorrect

a checklist of procedures correct incorrect

a problem to solve or a question to answer correct incorrect

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. To test a hypothesis, scientists must ________.

not reason deductively correct incorrect

accurately predict the outcome of tests correct incorrect

ignore test implications of the hypothesis correct incorrect

derive a test implication from the hypothesis correct incorrect

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. In double-blind experiments, ________.

test results are unacceptable correct incorrect

neither the subjects nor experimenters know who receives the real treatment correct incorrect

only the experimenters know who receives the real treatment correct incorrect

placebos are not used correct incorrect

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. The criterion of conservatism is a measure of ________.

the amount of diverse phenomena explained correct incorrect

the number of novel predictions made correct incorrect

how well a theory fits with existing knowledge correct incorrect

the number of assumptions made correct incorrect

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. Something is logically impossible if ________.

it violates a law of science correct incorrect

it violates a principle of logic correct incorrect

it cannot be tested correct incorrect

it is difficult to understand correct incorrect

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. Something is physically impossible if ________.

it violates a law of science correct incorrect

it violates a principle of logic correct incorrect

it has never before been observed correct incorrect

it is weird correct incorrect

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. Generally eyewitness testimony pertaining to paranormal phenomena is________.

unreliable correct incorrect

reliable correct incorrect

scarce correct incorrect

valid correct incorrect

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. Other things being equal, the best theory is the one that fits best with our established beliefs.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Our established beliefs can be shown to be false.

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. The school of thought that says the goal of science is to bring our understanding of the natural world closer and closer to the truth is called scientific realism.

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. The school of thought that says the goal of science is to put forward theories that are useful in helping us to predict and control the world around us is called scientific instrumentalism.

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. Judging scientific theories rarely involves applying the criteria of adequacy.

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. Ultimately, scientists accepted the Copernican model over Ptolemy's because of its simplicity.

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