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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 principle does science presuppose?
(a) The uniformity of nature.
(b) The homogeneity of nature.
(c) The chaos of nature.
(d) The variability of nature.

2. What view of probability depends on inductive logic?
(a) Inductive view.
(b) Hypothetical view.
(c) Deductive view.
(d) Naturalistic view.

3. In order to validate his theory, what does Popper categorize regarding frequency theory?
(a) Finite sequences.
(b) Alternative sequences.
(c) Random sequences.
(d) Continuing sequences.

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

5. According to Popper, what philosophy ignores the hypothetical character of statistically derived estimates?
(a) Inductivism.
(b) Positivism.
(c) Conventionalism.
(d) Metaphysics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What involves considering the number of favorable cases divided by the number of possible cases?

2. What is the most significant factor when selecting a theory?

3. What law suffers from the metaphysics of induction?

4. What do some researchers suggest occurs when the probability is paired with testability?

5. What does Popper assume is a main characteristic of quantum theory formula?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the concern with using infinite sequences?

2. Why does Popper feel that intersubjective objectivity must be applied to statistical statements?

3. How does falsifiability relate to the dimensions of a statement under investigation?

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

5. Why, according to Heisenberg, can measurement not be a basis for prediction?

6. What does Popper say about simplicity and the philosophers who emphasize its importance?

7. What is the basic contribution that Popper makes to the logic of the theory of probability?

8. How does Popper feel traditional inductivists work?

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

10. What does Popper suggest about hypothetical assumptions in his discussion on inductivists?

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