Self Test B Choice #4

project WORLDVIEW copyright 2022 Home this test is part of The Global Education course. Self Test B on Knowledge Associated With Choice #4 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. Which of the following is not part of an appreciation of science that values humility?

1) realizing all measurements have associated uncertainties 2) chaos theory is about what we can't know

3) that the uncertainty principle rules out simultaneously knowing both position and speed precisely

4) scientists' ability to use physical laws and make accurate predictions of events is inherently limited

5) all of them are part of this

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2. The phrase "only science-based methods can fruitfully be used in the quest for knowledge." might be part of which concept or term below?

1) pseudoscience 2) rationalism 3) dogma

4) scientism 5) quantum quackery

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3. Whereas scientific skepticism addresses science or rational based claims, ___________skepticism is concerned with faith based claims.

1) debunking 2) religious 3) confirmation bias

4) dialectic 5) empirical

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4. Critics of "skeptics" accuse them of all of the following except which?

1) being closed minded

2) being too eager to dismiss evidence 3) lacking in faith

4) being too eager to adopt healthy beliefs 5) lacking humility

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5. ____________ is belief that is firmly held based on the authority of others, but is actually incompatible with existing facts or based on faulty premises or reasoning.

1) the scientific consensus 2) evidence-based 3) technology assessment

4) dogmatic belief 5) hearsay

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6. All of the following beliefs might also be shared by someone for whom the Skeptic worldview theme is a key component of their overall worldview except which ?

1) in rationalism 2) in nihilism 3) in superstition

4) in the value of doubting 5) in the folly of "true believers"

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7. Critics of "true believers" accuse them of all of the following except which?

1) having an excess of certitude 2) holding untenable beliefs 3) being unprincipled

4) being unreasonably persistent 5) being irrational

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8. According to skeptics, all of the following behaviors can be linked to the process of uncovering truth except which?

1) doubting 2) debating 3) testing

4) citing an authority 5) questioning another's belief

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9. ________is another name for firm belief, complete confidence and trust in something for which there is no proof.

1) empiricism 2) superstition 3) faith

4) scientism 5) nihilism

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10. Which of the following words or phrases is best linked to rationalism ?

1) skepticism 2) reason 3) attitude

4) credulous 5) empiricism

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