Self Test B

project WORLDVIEW copyright 2022 Home this test is part of The Global Education course. Self Test B on Knowledge Associated With Choice #10 Respond to each of the 10 multiple choice questions below by typing the number 1 to 5 of the answer you wish to select in the response box. When finished, click "process your responses".

1. "The entire universe is permeated with an undetectable pure substance: the quintessence" is an example of ______________________.

1) useful fiction 2) a non-scientific hypothesis 3) connecting faith with belonging

4) denying Reality 5) trusting in a rational belief system

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2. You might expect someone who values the Nonrational Knowing theme over The Scientific Method one to also ______________

1) have better logical thinking skills 2) possess less insight or prescient ability

3) have better analytical skills 4) value the testing hypotheses approach

5) appreciate that many decisions are made without conscious awareness

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3. The phrase "creating conditions or events that favor establishing a particular hypothesis" is linked to the definition of which term below?

1) experiment 2) testability 3) empiricism 4) control group 5) causality

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4. Two people with different preferences in this Scientific Method vs. Nonrational Knowing choice might also disagree as to the problem solving related importance of the form of the data, given subsequent analysis it might be subjected to. Here a scientist would prefer use of all of the following except which?

1) numerical data 2) use of equations as appropriate 3) qualitative instead of quantitative data

4) use of statistical tests as appropriate 5) measured quantities with uncertainties noted

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5. The procedure that begins with the instruction: "read the problem carefully, establish what you want, and assign a symbol (variable) to this unknown" might be part of _____________________.

1) a divergent thinking based approach 2) an intuitive approach 3) a back of the envelope calculation

4) a systematic problem solving approach 5) creative thinking

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6. All of the following might be linked to someone who prefers the Nonrational Knowing theme over the Scientific Method except which ?

1) is a more visual thinker than analytical 2) pays attention to dreams

3) finds science limiting 4) values scientism 5) values tacit knowledge

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7. A key part of the scientific method involves ____________________.

1) use of qualitative data 2) a feedback loop 3) use of subjective data

4) striving for irreproducible results 5) creative thinking

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8. In describing or defining terms, all of the following associations are appropriate except which?

1) empiricism / all knowledge comes from experience 2) science / a methodical effort to understand Reality

3) insight / sensing intuitively the inner nature of something 4) creative thinking / happens without words or logic

5) meditation / systematic decision-making or problem solving

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9. Scientists seek to avoid all of the following except which?

1) confirmation bias 2) statistically insignificant results 3) reproducible results

4) selection effects 5) emotional factors

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10. The phrase "events occur either simultaneously or nearly so in meaningful fashion, but yet they have no evident cause and effect connection" might be part of a description of which of the following terms?

1) synchronicity 2) reproducible results 3) causality

4) intuition 5) unconscious memory

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