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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Popper note about conventionalists appeal to simplicity?
(a) It cannot be practical.
(b) It was too fundamental.
(c) It could not save them from arbitrariness.
(d) There was no logic in it.

2. What is metaphysical unless made to be falsifiable?
(a) Law statements.
(b) Probability statements.
(c) Hypothetical statements.
(d) Theoretical statements.

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

4. What is considered only if one class includes the other?
(a) Sub-tests.
(b) Sub-classes.
(c) Sub-justifications.
(d) Sub-dimensions.

5. What are easier to test and falsify?
(a) Complex structures.
(b) Singular structures.
(c) Unified structures.
(d) Simple structures.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the result, according to Popper, when inductive logic is used?

2. What does Popper state cannot be applied to a sequence of events?

3. What is able to refute portions of old theories?

4. What hypothetical estimate of frequency suggests equal distribution, normally based on considerations of symmetry?

5. What does Popper feel closes off areas of research?

Short Essay Questions

1. What role does simplicity play in theories of inductive logic?

2. What rule does Popper use when discussing the importance of probability in terms of physics?

3. How is the physical basis for the uncertainty theory undermined?

4. How does Popper feel traditional inductivists work?

5. What are the two main sources for hypothetical estimates of frequencies with regard to infinite empirical sequences?

6. What is the position taken to make the argument for sample selection in research?

7. Why does Popper feel the view of Wittgenstein, Schlick, and Feigl regarding simplicity misses crucial points?

8. What two scientific arguments does Popper use to verify his beliefs about inductivists?

9. How is logical probability represented?

10. Using Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle, what does Popper attempt to prove?

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