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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Chapter 6, Degrees of Testability.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the reproducible effect which refutes a theory?
(a) Falsifiability.
(b) Contradiction.
(c) Falsification.
(d) Convention.

2. According to many theorists, what gives meaning to classes of events?
(a) Power.
(b) Class dimensions.
(c) Subclass events.
(d) Testability.

3. What does Popper feel is the result of adopting conditions to a hypothesis?
(a) It guards against conventionalism.
(b) It will verify any phenomena under investigation.
(c) It will lead to positive outcomes.
(d) It supports conventionalism.

4. Statements that are not testable serve what purpose?
(a) Validate previous experience.
(b) Judge science.
(c) They serve no purpose.
(d) Suggest a problem.

5. What type of approach do positivists use to investigate scientific statements?
(a) Deductive approach.
(b) Logical approach.
(c) Inductive approach.
(d) Theoretical approach.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of content is considered valuable according to Popper?

2. What does Popper consider existential statements to be?

3. Popper feels the principle of causality is not falsifiable and therefore regards it as what?

4. Where does information about precision come from?

5. If two statements have equal logical content what must also be equal?

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