Question 1

One of the underlying problems that led to the discovery of atmospheric pressure was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Why barometers work better on mountain tops than they do in valleys. 
B)  Why vacuum pumps were more effective than siphons. 
C)  Why it is harder to open a wine barrel in the winter than in the summer. 
D)  Why siphons would not work beyond certain height limitations. 
E)  Why fermentation occurs more rapidly in sealed containers than in open containers. 
A)  Why barometers work better on mountain tops than they do in valleys. 
B)  Why vacuum pumps were more effective than siphons. 
C)  Why it is harder to open a wine barrel in the winter than in the summer. 
D)  Why siphons would not work beyond certain height limitations. 
E)  Why fermentation occurs more rapidly in sealed containers than in open containers.

Question 2

Suppose an implication is derived from a hypothesis, and the implication turns out to be true. This fact:

Accepted Answer

A)  Makes the hypothesis easier to understand. 
B)  Tends to confirm the hypothesis. 
C)  Proves the hypothesis true. 
D)  Sheds light on the hypothesis. 
E)  Has no effect on the acceptability of the hypothesis. 
A)  Makes the hypothesis easier to understand. 
B)  Tends to confirm the hypothesis. 
C)  Proves the hypothesis true. 
D)  Sheds light on the hypothesis. 
E)  Has no effect on the acceptability of the hypothesis.

Question 3

Prior to the discovery of atmospheric pressure, the operation of siphons was explained by the principle that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Water is naturally drawn into a region of least pressure. 
B)  The water in siphons is supported by demons. 
C)  Nature abhors a vacuum. 
D)  Water rises in an open tube by capillary action. 
E)  Higher pressure results in a greater volume of flow. 
A)  Water is naturally drawn into a region of least pressure. 
B)  The water in siphons is supported by demons. 
C)  Nature abhors a vacuum. 
D)  Water rises in an open tube by capillary action. 
E)  Higher pressure results in a greater volume of flow.

Question 4

How well the component ideas in a hypothesis are interconnected is a measure of that hypothesis':

Accepted Answer

A)  Fruitfulness. 
B)  Internal coherence. 
C)  Adequacy. 
D)  Dependability. 
E)  External consistency. 
A)  Fruitfulness. 
B)  Internal coherence. 
C)  Adequacy. 
D)  Dependability. 
E)  External consistency.

Question 5

The theory of spontaneous generation held that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Life arises spontaneously from lifeless matter. 
B)  Life arises spontaneously from sexual reproduction. 
C)  Life arises spontaneously from various forms of vegetable nutrients. 
D)  Life arises only from other forms of life. 
E)  Life arises spontaneously from the action of an electric spark on certain amino acids. 
A)  Life arises spontaneously from lifeless matter. 
B)  Life arises spontaneously from sexual reproduction. 
C)  Life arises spontaneously from various forms of vegetable nutrients. 
D)  Life arises only from other forms of life. 
E)  Life arises spontaneously from the action of an electric spark on certain amino acids.

One of the underlying problems that led to the discovery of atmospheric pressure was:

Suppose an implication is derived from a hypothesis, and the implication turns out to be true. This fact:

Prior to the discovery of atmospheric pressure, the operation of siphons was explained by the principle that:

How well the component ideas in a hypothesis are interconnected is a measure of that hypothesis':

The theory of spontaneous generation held that:

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Exam 13: Hypotheticalscientific Reasoning

One of the underlying problems that led to the discovery of atmospheric pressure was:

Suppose an implication is derived from a hypothesis, and the implication turns out to be true. This fact:

Prior to the discovery of atmospheric pressure, the operation of siphons was explained by the principle that:

How well the component ideas in a hypothesis are interconnected is a measure of that hypothesis':

The theory of spontaneous generation held that:

Basic Concepts

Language: Meaning and Definition

Informal Fallacies

Categorical Propositions

Categorical Syllogisms

Propositional Logic

Natural Deduction in Propositional Logic

Predicate Logic

Analogy and Legal and Moral Reasoning

Causality and Mills Methods

Probability

Statistical Reasoning

Science and Superstition

Filters