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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Chapter 3, Theories.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What should guide the methods of testing scientific statements?
(a) Logic.
(b) Psychology.
(c) Epistemology.
(d) Physics.

2. Natural laws are in a form to negate what type of statements?
(a) Proven.
(b) Universal.
(c) Existential.
(d) Singular.

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

4. To what does Popper equate critical thinking?
(a) Rational attitude.
(b) Deductive thinking.
(c) Inductive thinking.
(d) Common sense.

5. What should the rules of epistemology adhere to?
(a) Demarcation.
(b) Psychology.
(c) Scientific theory.
(d) Logic.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are theories used to explain the world?

2. What does Popper suggest is the result of using logic to justify a statement?

3. What does the principle of causality say about all events?

4. What is used to capture and explain the world?

5. What does Menger say about definitions?

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