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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many conditions must a statement satisfy in order to be falsifiable?

2. What is not to be expected of methodology?

3. What are the boundaries of conditions?

4. What does Popper give credit to conventionalism for doing?

5. What denotes what is universal about an occurrence?

Short Essay Questions

1. What must be assumed to justify a universal statement?

2. What is the conventionalist view of science?

3. What does Popper classify as being inductive statements?

4. Why does Popper state that observability is not psychological?

5. What are the two conditions that must be met for a statement to be falsifiable?

6. What must an experimenter do in order to test a theory?

7. Why does Popper discredit the conventionalist view of science?

8. What does Popper state is not the goal of science?

9. How is causality related to tautological arguments?

10. What type of questions or thoughts does Popper state are irrelevant to scientific knowledge?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the structure of subclass relations. How do these structures ensure logical probability? Provide support for your answer from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Popper has suggests two significant factors about Heisenberg's programme. What are these two factors? How did Popper come to these conclusions? What are Popper's corrections of these issues? Based on the reading and Popper's previous explanations of the uncertainty relations presented in Heisenberg's programme do you feel these are adequate criticisms and solutions?

Essay Topic 3

Popper discusses the relationship between corroborability and testability. Discuss this relationship. Is this relationship positive or negative? Must is be one or the other in order for science to be successful? Provide support for your answer using examples and evidence from the readings.

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