Chapter 8 Self-Quiz

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

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

. Scientific inquiry begins with . . .

. To test a hypothesis, scientists must . . .

. In double-blind experiments . . .

. The criterion of conservatism is a measure of . . .

. Science is not . . .

. Scientific theories must meet the minimum requirement of…

. Generally eyewitness testimony is . . .

. The conditional argument that expresses the logical pattern of disconfirming a hypothesis is called…

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

. Our established beliefs can never be shown to be false.

. There is no strict formula or protocol for applying the criteria of adequacy.

. Inference to the best explanation is used only in science.

. The best theory is the eligible theory that meets the criteria of adequacy better than any of its competitors.

. Fruitful theories are not testable.

. If a theory predicts something other than what it was introduced to explain, it is testable.

. A theory that fits with our established beliefs is simple.

. Other things being equal, theories that successfully predict previously unknown phenomena more credible than those that don't.

. Simplicity was an important advantage that Copernicus's theory of planetary motion had over Ptolemy's theory.

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