Question 1

The degree to which a hypothesis does not conflict with other, well established hypotheses is a measure of its:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

One of the implications of the atmospheric pressure hypothesis was:

Accepted Answer

A)  It is impossible to produce a pure vacuum. 
B)  The pressure of the atmosphere would support a column of mercury about 29 inches high. 
C)  The pressure of the atmosphere is higher on mountaintops than it is in valleys. 
D)  The pressure of the atmosphere would support a column of water about 29 inches high. 
E)  Water freezes at a lower temperature at sea level than it does on mountaintops. 
A)  It is impossible to produce a pure vacuum. 
B)  The pressure of the atmosphere would support a column of mercury about 29 inches high. 
C)  The pressure of the atmosphere is higher on mountaintops than it is in valleys. 
D)  The pressure of the atmosphere would support a column of water about 29 inches high. 
E)  Water freezes at a lower temperature at sea level than it does on mountaintops.

Question 3

The ability of Kepler's hypothesis to account for the position of the planets with greater accuracy than Copernicus's relates to the issue of:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Prior to the work of Louis Pasteur, the emergence of organisms such as worms, frogs, and eels was explained by:

Accepted Answer

A)  The theory that nature abhors a vacuum. 
B)  The theory that organisms of this sort are causes by flies. 
C)  The theory that organisms of this sort are caused by cosmic dust. 
D)  The theory of spontaneous generation. 
E)  Aristotle's theory of hylomorphism. 
A)  The theory that nature abhors a vacuum. 
B)  The theory that organisms of this sort are causes by flies. 
C)  The theory that organisms of this sort are caused by cosmic dust. 
D)  The theory of spontaneous generation. 
E)  Aristotle's theory of hylomorphism.

Question 5

A hypothesis is:

Accepted Answer

A)  A conjecture created by the mind of the investigator. 
B)  A conclusion derived from the evidence. 
C)  A deductive implication from a higher level theory. 
D)  A prediction derived from prior observations. 
E)  A refined observation suggested by preliminary observations. 
A)  A conjecture created by the mind of the investigator. 
B)  A conclusion derived from the evidence. 
C)  A deductive implication from a higher level theory. 
D)  A prediction derived from prior observations. 
E)  A refined observation suggested by preliminary observations.

The degree to which a hypothesis does not conflict with other, well established hypotheses is a measure of its:

One of the implications of the atmospheric pressure hypothesis was:

The ability of Kepler's hypothesis to account for the position of the planets with greater accuracy than Copernicus's relates to the issue of:

Prior to the work of Louis Pasteur, the emergence of organisms such as worms, frogs, and eels was explained by:

A hypothesis is:

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Exam 13: Hypotheticalscientific Reasoning

The degree to which a hypothesis does not conflict with other, well established hypotheses is a measure of its:

One of the implications of the atmospheric pressure hypothesis was:

The ability of Kepler's hypothesis to account for the position of the planets with greater accuracy than Copernicus's relates to the issue of:

Prior to the work of Louis Pasteur, the emergence of organisms such as worms, frogs, and eels was explained by:

A hypothesis is:

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

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