Homework answers / question archive / Question 1 1 / 1 pts According to Bacon, when approaching scientific work, scientists should    cleanse their minds of preconceptions so that observation of facts could be as objective as possible;     use theories to form hypotheses that could then be tested against the evidence;     bear in mind how their observations might fit in with pre-existing theories and beliefs;     be guided by the potential practical applications of research

Question 1 1 / 1 pts According to Bacon, when approaching scientific work, scientists should    cleanse their minds of preconceptions so that observation of facts could be as objective as possible;     use theories to form hypotheses that could then be tested against the evidence;     bear in mind how their observations might fit in with pre-existing theories and beliefs;     be guided by the potential practical applications of research

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Question 1

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According to Bacon, when approaching scientific work, scientists should

  

cleanse their minds of preconceptions so that observation of facts could be as objective as possible;

   

use theories to form hypotheses that could then be tested against the evidence;

   

bear in mind how their observations might fit in with pre-existing theories and beliefs;

   

be guided by the potential practical applications of research.

 

 

Question 2

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The goal of logical positivism was to differentiate between

  

science and non-science;

   

observation and theory;

   

theory and practice;

   

sense and nonsense.

 

 

Question 3

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Deductive reasoning proceeds from

  

particular statements to general statements;

   

general statements to particular statements;

   

observation statements to theoretical statements;

   

empirical statements to logical statements.

 

 

Question 4

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According to Popper, the rationality of science lies in the

  

verification of theories;

   

falsification of theories;

   

generation of theories;

   

all of the above.

 

 

Question 5

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According to Popper, a scientific theory can be

  

conclusively proved true;

   

conclusively proved false;

   

both of the above;

   

neither of the above.

 

 

Question 6

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According to Popper, a theory that can always be verified by observation

  

is not a truly scientific theory;

  

is a strong theory;

  

has greater explanatory value than a theory that can be falsified;

  

must be accepted as true.

 

Question 7

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According to Popper, a strong scientific theory has

  

more verifying instances than a weak one;

   

fewer verifying instances than a weak one;

   

more potentially falsifying instances than a weak one;

   

fewer potentially falsifying instances than a weak one.

 

 

Question 8

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Which of the following statements is true concerning Popper’s view on the creation of a scientific theory?

  

It should be derived from observations;

   

It should be built upon previously existing theories;

   

It should be the result of painstaking research;

   

It does not matter where the theory comes from.

 

 

Question 9

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According to Popper, the falsification of a scientific theory

  

represents a failure on the part of the scientist;

   

pushes scientific knowledge forward;

   

means that the theory was not truly scientific in the first place;

   

means that the theory, although scientific, was a poor one.

 

 

Question 10

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According to Popper, a good scientific theory

  

rules out many possible states of affairs;

   

predicts many possible states of affairs;

   

predicts all possible states of affairs;

   

rules out a few impossible or implausible states of affairs.

 

Quiz Score: 10 out of 10