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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 plays a vitally important role in empirical science?
(a) Inferences.
(b) Simplicity.
(c) Research.
(d) Probability.
2. Who does Popper feel has been unsuccessful in purging atomic science of metaphysical influences?
(a) Bohr.
(b) Newton.
(c) Heisenberg.
(d) Einstein.
3. What leads to scientific advances?
(a) The quest for knowledge.
(b) The passion for knowledge.
(c) Creating hypotheses.
(d) Proving theories are invalid.
4. What does Popper consider dangerous for scientific research?
(a) Metaphysical methods.
(b) Indeterminist approaches.
(c) Logical hypotheses.
(d) Causal principles.
5. How does Popper describe the link between the hypothesis and physical selections in Heisenberg's theory?
(a) They are inseparable.
(b) There is no valid connection.
(c) Quantum physics must be considered.
(d) They are separable.
Short Answer Questions
1. What theory is based on random events?
2. What relationships does Popper explore in chapter 8?
3. What can be predicted using the statistical scatter principle?
4. What theory does Schrödinger begin this investigation with?
5. What type of content is considered valuable according to Popper?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the theory of chance solved?
2. What is the concern with using infinite sequences?
3. What is the basic contribution that Popper makes to the logic of the theory of probability?
4. What does Popper say about simplicity and the philosophers who emphasize its importance?
5. Why does Popper dismiss cardinality in terms of giving meaning to a class of events?
6. What does Popper states determines corroboration?
7. What rule does Popper use when discussing the importance of probability in terms of physics?
8. How does falsifiability relate to the dimensions of a statement under investigation?
9. Why do falsifiable statements hold the greatest promise for science?
10. How is the physical basis for the uncertainty theory undermined?
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