Question 1

Science is not based on a worldview or set of assumptions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following helped launch the scientific revolution by claiming that the Sun,rather than the Earth,is the center of the universe?

Accepted Answer

A)  Francis Bacon 
B)  Thomas Kuhn 
C)  Nicolaus Copernicus 
D)  Albert Einstein 
A)  Francis Bacon 
B)  Thomas Kuhn 
C)  Nicolaus Copernicus 
D)  Albert Einstein

Question 3

Taking objectivity as their ideal,scientists strive to do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  to use precise language 
B)  to make careful and objective observations 
C)  to be aware of their biases 
D)  All of these answers are correct 
A)  to use precise language 
B)  to make careful and objective observations 
C)  to be aware of their biases 
D)  All of these answers are correct

Question 4

Which of the following is true of a good hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is unrelated to the studied problem. 
B)  It cannot possibly be refuted even by the most careful observations. 
C)  It is consistent with well-established theories. 
D)  It cannot guide observation. 
A)  It is unrelated to the studied problem. 
B)  It cannot possibly be refuted even by the most careful observations. 
C)  It is consistent with well-established theories. 
D)  It cannot guide observation.

Question 5

Science attempts to explain which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  measurable facts 
B)  untestable explanations 
C)  spiritual forces 
D)  hypotheses 
A)  measurable facts 
B)  untestable explanations 
C)  spiritual forces 
D)  hypotheses

Question 6

Francis Bacon systematized scientific method.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Measurements in an experiment are considered reliable when they meet which of the following conditions?

Accepted Answer

A)  The measurements are inconsistent with each other over a long period of time. 
B)  The measurements are consistent no matter who does the measuring. 
C)  The measurements are precise to the nearest nanogram. 
D)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  The measurements are inconsistent with each other over a long period of time. 
B)  The measurements are consistent no matter who does the measuring. 
C)  The measurements are precise to the nearest nanogram. 
D)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 8

Which of the following is the attitude of most scientists?

Accepted Answer

A)  When science and religion conflict, we should side with science. 
B)  When science and religion conflict, we should side with religion. 
C)  Science and religion cannot conflict since they both describe the same reality. 
D)  Science and religion cannot conflict because they are concerned with different aspects of reality. 
A)  When science and religion conflict, we should side with science. 
B)  When science and religion conflict, we should side with religion. 
C)  Science and religion cannot conflict since they both describe the same reality. 
D)  Science and religion cannot conflict because they are concerned with different aspects of reality.

Question 9

Experiments must always have both a control group and an experimental group.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following methods do scientists consider the only reliable one for obtaining knowledge?

Accepted Answer

A)  keeping a dream journal 
B)  modus ponens 
C)  careful reflection 
D)  the empirical method 
A)  keeping a dream journal 
B)  modus ponens 
C)  careful reflection 
D)  the empirical method

Question 11

The existence of the physical world can be proven by science.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following in an experiment is a variable that is manipulated by the experimenter?

Accepted Answer

A)  independent variable 
B)  dependent variable 
C)  coextensive variable 
D)  objective variable 
A)  independent variable 
B)  dependent variable 
C)  coextensive variable 
D)  objective variable

Question 13

Which of the following is one of the basic steps of the scientific method?

Accepted Answer

A)  Consult a religious text. 
B)  Identify the problem. 
C)  Ignore conflicting information. 
D)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  Consult a religious text. 
B)  Identify the problem. 
C)  Ignore conflicting information. 
D)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 14

A placebo is a substance that has no significant therapeutic effect.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Francis Bacon is the author of The Structure of Scientific Revolutions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

A good experiment is replicable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The testing of hypotheses always occurs in tightly controlled conditions such as laboratories.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

A scientific paradigm is an accepted view of the world and how it should be studied.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Science is not based on a worldview or set of assumptions.

Which of the following helped launch the scientific revolution by claiming that the Sun,rather than the Earth,is the center of the universe?

Taking objectivity as their ideal,scientists strive to do which of the following?

Which of the following is true of a good hypothesis?

Science attempts to explain which of the following?

Francis Bacon systematized scientific method.

Measurements in an experiment are considered reliable when they meet which of the following conditions?

Which of the following is the attitude of most scientists?

Experiments must always have both a control group and an experimental group.

Which of the following methods do scientists consider the only reliable one for obtaining knowledge?

The existence of the physical world can be proven by science.

Which of the following in an experiment is a variable that is manipulated by the experimenter?

Which of the following is one of the basic steps of the scientific method?

A placebo is a substance that has no significant therapeutic effect.

Francis Bacon is the author of The Structure of Scientific Revolutions.

A good experiment is replicable.

The testing of hypotheses always occurs in tightly controlled conditions such as laboratories.

A scientific paradigm is an accepted view of the world and how it should be studied.

Critical Thinking: Why Its Important?

Reason and Emotion

Language and Communication

Knowledge, Evidence, and Errors in Thinking

Informal Fallacies

Recognizing, Analyzing, and Constructing Arguments

Inductive Arguments

Deductive Arguments

Ethics and Moral Decision Making

Marketing and Advertising

Mass Media

Law and Politics

Filters

Exam 12: Science

Science is not based on a worldview or set of assumptions.

Which of the following helped launch the scientific revolution by claiming that the Sun,rather than the Earth,is the center of the universe?

Taking objectivity as their ideal,scientists strive to do which of the following?

Which of the following is true of a good hypothesis?

Science attempts to explain which of the following?

Francis Bacon systematized scientific method.

Measurements in an experiment are considered reliable when they meet which of the following conditions?

Which of the following is the attitude of most scientists?

Experiments must always have both a control group and an experimental group.

Which of the following methods do scientists consider the only reliable one for obtaining knowledge?

The existence of the physical world can be proven by science.

Which of the following in an experiment is a variable that is manipulated by the experimenter?

Which of the following is one of the basic steps of the scientific method?

A placebo is a substance that has no significant therapeutic effect.

Francis Bacon is the author of The Structure of Scientific Revolutions.

A good experiment is replicable.

The testing of hypotheses always occurs in tightly controlled conditions such as laboratories.

A scientific paradigm is an accepted view of the world and how it should be studied.

Critical Thinking: Why Its Important?

Reason and Emotion

Language and Communication

Knowledge, Evidence, and Errors in Thinking

Informal Fallacies

Recognizing, Analyzing, and Constructing Arguments

Inductive Arguments

Deductive Arguments

Ethics and Moral Decision Making

Marketing and Advertising

Mass Media

Law and Politics

Filters