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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. What theory suggests that simplicity is expected to achieve a law-like regularity of events?
(a) Metaphysical.
(b) Positivist.
(c) Conventional.
(d) Pragmatic.

2. What increases with the increase of the degrees of falsifiability?
(a) Degrees of singular statements.
(b) Degrees of testability.
(c) Degrees of universality and precision.
(d) Degrees of justification.

3. According to Popper, what takes the place of strict laws in atomic science?
(a) Logic.
(b) Hypothesis.
(c) Probability.
(d) Theory.

4. What involves considering the number of favorable cases divided by the number of possible cases?
(a) Numerical probability.
(b) Non-numerical probability.
(c) Abstract probability.
(d) Concrete probability.

5. When comparing empirical content, what two factors must the relationship points fall between?
(a) Contradiction and metaphysical.
(b) Contradiction and tautology.
(c) Tautology and metaphysical.
(d) Logical and metaphysical.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Popper feel closes off areas of research?

2. What theory is based on random events?

3. What is Popper's goal in researching a theory?

4. What theory does Heisenberg begin this investigation with?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Popper feel that intersubjective objectivity must be applied to statistical statements?

2. How is differentiation possible between theories whose differences are small and difficult to calculate?

3. What does Popper say about simple statements in science?

4. What are the two main sources for hypothetical estimates of frequencies with regard to infinite empirical sequences?

5. What does Popper suggest about corroborations?

6. What two scientific arguments does Popper use to verify his beliefs about inductivists?

7. Using Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle, what does Popper attempt to prove?

8. How is the physical basis for the uncertainty theory undermined?

9. What is the basic contribution that Popper makes to the logic of the theory of probability?

10. According to Popper, where does the value of simplicity lay?

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