Question 1

Ockham's razor is a principle that requires hypotheses to be:

Accepted Answer

A)  Complex. 
B)  Functional. 
C)  Simple. 
D)  Empirical. 
E)  Rational. 
A)  Complex. 
B)  Functional. 
C)  Simple. 
D)  Empirical. 
E)  Rational.

Question 2

An example of pareidolia is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Seeing the face of Jesus in the burn marks on a tortilla. 
B)  Seeing what appears to be a UFO move against a dark sky. 
C)  Hearing or seeing what seems to be a ghost just before falling asleep. 
D)  Seeing the word "STOP" on a partly obscured road sign. 
E)  Identifying personality features from the bumps on a person's head. 
A)  Seeing the face of Jesus in the burn marks on a tortilla. 
B)  Seeing what appears to be a UFO move against a dark sky. 
C)  Hearing or seeing what seems to be a ghost just before falling asleep. 
D)  Seeing the word "STOP" on a partly obscured road sign. 
E)  Identifying personality features from the bumps on a person's head.

Question 3

One of the reasons anecdotal evidence is considered unreliable is that:

Accepted Answer

A)  It is often the result of hallucinations. 
B)  People tend to lie about this kind of evidence. 
C)  It is not replicable. 
D)  Reports of anecdotal evidence are often vaguely worded. 
E)  Subjects often report anecdotal evidence for emotional reasons. 
A)  It is often the result of hallucinations. 
B)  People tend to lie about this kind of evidence. 
C)  It is not replicable. 
D)  Reports of anecdotal evidence are often vaguely worded. 
E)  Subjects often report anecdotal evidence for emotional reasons.

Question 4

An apparent benefit derived from superstitious beliefs is:

Accepted Answer

A)  The ability to levitate. 
B)  Psychokinesis. 
C)  The ability to channel. 
D)  Clairvoyance. 
E)  Relief of anxiety. 
A)  The ability to levitate. 
B)  Psychokinesis. 
C)  The ability to channel. 
D)  Clairvoyance. 
E)  Relief of anxiety.

Question 5

The absence of any astrological explanation as to how the planets can affect people's lives amounts to:

Accepted Answer

A)  An adequacy problem. 
B)  An empirical problem. 
C)  A problem with fruitfulness. 
D)  An external consistency problem. 
E)  A coherence problem. 
A)  An adequacy problem. 
B)  An empirical problem. 
C)  A problem with fruitfulness. 
D)  An external consistency problem. 
E)  A coherence problem.

Ockham's razor is a principle that requires hypotheses to be:

An example of pareidolia is:

One of the reasons anecdotal evidence is considered unreliable is that:

An apparent benefit derived from superstitious beliefs is:

The absence of any astrological explanation as to how the planets can affect people's lives amounts to:

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

Hypotheticalscientific Reasoning

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Exam 14: Science and Superstition

Ockham's razor is a principle that requires hypotheses to be:

An example of pareidolia is:

One of the reasons anecdotal evidence is considered unreliable is that:

An apparent benefit derived from superstitious beliefs is:

The absence of any astrological explanation as to how the planets can affect people's lives amounts to:

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

Hypotheticalscientific Reasoning

Filters