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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Popper dismiss Weyl's use of mathematical simplicity?
(a) Weyl fails to include probability.
(b) Weyl fails to define mathematical simplicity.
(c) Weyl fails to include concrete statements.
(d) Weyl fails to test it empirically.

2. According to von Mises, what occurs to the frequencies of events when event sequences become longer?
(a) They decrease at the same rate.
(b) They develop an inverse relationship.
(c) They become equal.
(d) They increase at the same rate.

3. What increases with the increase of the degrees of falsifiability?
(a) Degrees of testability.
(b) Degrees of justification.
(c) Degrees of universality and precision.
(d) Degrees of singular statements.

4. If two statements have equal logical content what must also be equal?
(a) Their logical probability.
(b) Their justification.
(c) Empirical content.
(d) Their inductive reasoning.

5. By seeking the highest degree of universality and precision, what type of content results?
(a) High empirical content.
(b) High deductive content.
(c) High assumed content.
(d) High positive content.

6. Why does Popper find Heisenberg's lack of logic and statistical testing disturbing?
(a) The theory is not logical without these factors.
(b) The theory is metaphysical without these factors.
(c) It lacks original thought.
(d) It lacks scientific validity.

7. What can be predicted using the statistical scatter principle?
(a) A particle's speed.
(b) A particle's size.
(c) A particle's mass.
(d) A particle's path.

8. What is complimentary to the degree of falsifiability?
(a) Logic.
(b) Justifications.
(c) Probability.
(d) Empty classes.

9. How does Popper describe the link between the hypothesis and physical selections in Heisenberg's theory?
(a) They are separable.
(b) There is no valid connection.
(c) Quantum physics must be considered.
(d) They are inseparable.

10. What is shown to be equal in issues relating to power of classes?
(a) Testability.
(b) Power.
(c) Class dimensions.
(d) Falsifiers.

11. What are hypothetical estimates of frequency?
(a) Random sequences.
(b) Finite sequences.
(c) Alternative sequences.
(d) Infinite sequences.

12. What does Popper equate simplicity with?
(a) Psychology.
(b) Falsifiability.
(c) Empiricism.
(d) Conventionalism.

13. How do conventionalists define simplicity?
(a) As a unified practice.
(b) As a means to an end.
(c) Unpractical.
(d) Aesthetic and practical.

14. What type of classes are singled out and can not be subject to the rigors of scientific empirical scrutiny?
(a) Unified classes.
(b) Sub-classes.
(c) Empty classes.
(d) Unique classes.

15. What theory is based on random events?
(a) Random Theory.
(b) Normative theory.
(c) Theory of chance.
(d) Subjective theory.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Feigl's reasoning to the motion of simplicity?

2. What does Popper say about the number of possible events with regard to testability?

3. What theory does Schrödinger begin this investigation with?

4. What leads to scientific advances?

5. When comparing empirical content, what two factors must the relationship points fall between?

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