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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Chapter 4, Falsifiability.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who view natural science as a logical construction of nature?
(a) Conventionalists.
(b) Theorists.
(c) Realists.
(d) Experimenters.

2. What happens when theories are refined?
(a) Science prevails.
(b) They become proven fact.
(c) They become obsolete.
(d) They become better explanatory tools.

3. What type of approach do positivists use to investigate scientific statements?
(a) Logical approach.
(b) Theoretical approach.
(c) Inductive approach.
(d) Deductive approach.

4. Statements that rule things out rather than include more things are considered what type of statements?
(a) Singular.
(b) Falsifiable.
(c) Universal.
(d) Tautological.

5. What is the reproducible effect which refutes a theory?
(a) Falsifiability.
(b) Convention.
(c) Falsification.
(d) Contradiction.

Short Answer Questions

1. What method does Popper say applies to science and is important to the theory of knowledge?

2. What deductive tests compare conclusions?

3. What is one characteristic of the relationship between theory and classes of statements that must be present?

4. What challenges Poppers use of falsification as criteria in deciding is a theoretical system is empirical?

5. What do the constructions of the laws of nature determine?

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