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Duplicate of Science Extension Module 1 : The Foundations of Scientific Thinking
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1
Plato was a rationalist
False
True
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How has empiricism influenced modern science?
scientists seek results that confirm their beliefs
scientists make up theories in their heads
scientists gain knowledge through observation
scientists only publish favourable results
3
Who invented empiricism?
Dalton
Hercules
Aristotle
Plato
4
Karl Popper put forward the idea of 'falsifiability'
True
False
5
Which of the following describes the ethical principle of autonomy?
maintaining open and truthful communications
maintaininganonymity and privacy
makingvoluntary and informed decisions
providing equal access to care, benefits, compensation
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Describes an investigation and a strategy for addressing the research question and hypothesis
Research proposal
Scientific report
Inquiry question
Conclusion
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Which of the following is not present in a good hypothesis?
lack of specificity
testability
a predicitve statement
a good knowledge base
8
How did the ways of knowing change in navigation?
from using an abacus to using calcullators
from using GPS to using firesticks
from using senses to using intuition, equipment and imagination
from using telescopes to microscopes
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which of these is NOT a method of ancient navigation?
Astrolabe
Navigation by stars
GPS
Sextant
10
What is wrong with the following citation?
the name of the journal is in italics
It doesn't have a date after the authors
It doesn't have a date after teh page numbers
It doesn't list teh authors
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Descartes was an empiricist
False
True
12
Which of the following statements is falsifiable?
A giant white gorilla lives in the Himalayan mountains
Chemistry is the best science subject
Loch Ness contains a giant reptile
All the students in this school have brown eyes
13
Copernicus' view of the solar system, below, represents:
a blind study
rationalism
confirmation bias
a paradigm shift
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What is a paradigm shift?
An important change when the usual way of thinking is replaced by a new way
The tectonic movements that cause continental drift
An aspect of Einstein's theory of relativity
The changing of the null hypothesis after initial testing
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Inductive reasoning involves scientists making observations before explaining phennomena
True
False
16
Which of the following research questions have an independent and dependent variable?
Relational
Causal
Descriptive
17
Knowledge = justified true belief
False
True
18
In statistics, what is the 'p' value?
the number of test subjects minus one
a measure of standard error
the probability that the null hypothesis is not true
theprobability that the null hypothesis is true
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What is epistemology?
Philosophy of statistics
Studying the theory of knowledge
Study of ethics
Study of society before 49000BCE
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What was Blondlot's 'N-ray' theory an example of?
a null hypothesis
intelligent design
confirmation bias
parsimony
