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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Chapter 10, Corroboration, or How a Theory Stands up to Tests.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Popper suggest is not psychological?
(a) Observability.
(b) Objectivism.
(c) Existentialism.
(d) Subjectivism.

2. What do some researchers suggest occurs when the probability is paired with testability?
(a) Probability is eliminated.
(b) Probability increases.
(c) Both remain equal.
(d) Probability decreases.

3. What should researchers abstain from doing with regard to the probabilities of their research?
(a) Issuing prohibitions.
(b) Basing research on assumptions.
(c) Referring to logic.
(d) Using determinants.

4. Demarcation is based on what definition of Popper's?
(a) Metaphysics.
(b) Logic.
(c) Theory.
(d) Empirical science.

5. What does Popper give credit to conventionalism for doing?
(a) Blind acceptance of logic.
(b) Linking theory to experiment.
(c) Adapting to varying conditions.
(d) Offering differing opinions.

Short Answer Questions

1. When comparing empirical content, what two factors must the relationship points fall between?

2. What does Popper feel about an axiom in relations of von Mises view of an axiom of randomness?

3. By seeking the highest degree of universality and precision, what type of content results?

4. What, according to von Mises, is derived from certain initial probabilities and distributions?

5. How does Popper describe the link between the hypothesis and physical selections in Heisenberg's theory?

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