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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For a theory to be falsifiable, what must it prohibit?
(a) Logic.
(b) Conventionalism.
(c) Previous theories.
(d) At least one occurrence.

2. Also referred to as singular statements, what are subsets of events?
(a) Post events.
(b) Sub-events.
(c) Occurrences.
(d) Situations.

3. Popper rejects perceptions because they tie into what type of principles?
(a) Deductive.
(b) Inductive.
(c) Logical.
(d) Metaphysical.

4. According to conventionalists, what will yields more complete results of science?
(a) Experimentation.
(b) Inferences.
(c) Greater mastery.
(d) Logical constructions of nature.

5. What does Popper use to check his investigations?
(a) Assumptions.
(b) Universal statements.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) Testability.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Popper investigate the chain of logical reasoning?

2. What is a precondition for rational consideration?

3. What view does Popper take to analyze scientific thinking?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the conventionalist view of science?

2. According to Popper, what should epistemology do?

3. What argument does Popper present against conventionalists and positivists regarding the testing of a theory?

4. What are the two conditions that must be met for a statement to be falsifiable?

5. How do methodological rules differ from logical or deductive rules?

6. What is the falsification of a statement?

7. Why does Popper discredit the conventionalist view of science?

8. What is the task of the logic of scientific discovery?

9. How does metaphysics factor into the scientific process?

10. Why is the concept of numerical universality a problem for Popper?

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