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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Chapter 8, Probability.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the theory of theories?
(a) Causality.
(b) Existential statements.
(c) The logic of science.
(d) System of theories.

2. What method does Popper say applies to science and is important to the theory of knowledge?
(a) Learning assumptions.
(b) Proving theories.
(c) Resolving contradictions.
(d) Understanding statements.

3. What must a philosopher do to accept Poppers proposed definition of science?
(a) Read his background theories.
(b) Agree with its constructs.
(c) Accept the consequences.
(d) Understand empirical science.

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

5. What does Popper refer to as complex in the highest degree?
(a) A system.
(b) Simplicity.
(c) A concept.
(d) Practicality.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Popper equate simplicity with?

2. What type of reasoning, according to Popper, is not rational?

3. What happens if there is on falsifiable information?

4. What does Popper think about statements in which individuals names do not occur?

5. What is the reason Popper rejects psychologism?

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