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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Popper suggest works in probabilistic logic to determine the probability of a hypothesis?
(a) Positivist.
(b) Inductivists.
(c) Metaphysicists.
(d) Conventionalists.

2. By seeking the highest degree of universality and precision, what type of content results?
(a) High positive content.
(b) High deductive content.
(c) High assumed content.
(d) High empirical content.

3. According to Popper, since measurement can be altered what does that say about using measurement in science?
(a) Measurement is reliable.
(b) It cannot be used as a basis for prediction.
(c) Measurement is not valid.
(d) It should be used as a basis for prediction.

4. What occurs with non-numerical probability statements when converted into numerical problems?
(a) They gain power.
(b) Their meaning is distorted.
(c) There are more degrees of freedom.
(d) They invalidate the problem.

5. What is the word simplicity dependent on?
(a) Practicality.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Logic.
(d) Conventionalism.

6. What does Popper feel about an axiom in relations of von Mises view of an axiom of randomness?
(a) It is a weak construct.
(b) It is self-contradicting.
(c) Mathematical validity is high.
(d) It is a powerful construct.

7. What does Popper say about the number of possible events with regard to testability?
(a) They are limited by the theory.
(b) They are infinite.
(c) They are not limited unless proven otherwise.
(d) They are finite.

8. What can be predicted using the statistical scatter principle?
(a) A particle's path.
(b) A particle's mass.
(c) A particle's size.
(d) A particle's speed.

9. What has a limited utility in comparing falsifiers?
(a) Sub-dimensions.
(b) Sub-tests.
(c) Sub-classes.
(d) Sub-justifications.

10. What law suffers from the metaphysics of induction?
(a) The law of gravity.
(b) The law of science.
(c) The law of causality.
(d) The law of nature.

11. If two statements have equal logical content what must also be equal?
(a) Empirical content.
(b) Their justification.
(c) Their inductive reasoning.
(d) Their logical probability.

12. What is retained by old theories when their success is demonstrated through research?
(a) Determinants.
(b) Regularities.
(c) Validity.
(d) Assumptions.

13. What leads to scientific advances?
(a) Creating hypotheses.
(b) The quest for knowledge.
(c) Proving theories are invalid.
(d) The passion for knowledge.

14. What does Popper state cannot be applied to a sequence of events?
(a) Mathematical rules.
(b) Objective methods.
(c) Theory.
(d) Scientific rules.

15. What is complimentary to the degree of falsifiability?
(a) Logic.
(b) Justifications.
(c) Probability.
(d) Empty classes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Popper state many philosophers do not recognize when emphasizing the importance of simplicity?

2. What is the result, according to Popper, when inductive logic is used?

3. What is shown to be equal in issues relating to power of classes?

4. What key component of Popper's view does not equate to truth?

5. What theory attempted to eliminate unobservable events?

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