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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 does Popper claim can never be probable?
(a) Laws.
(b) Hypothetical assumptions.
(c) Nature.
(d) Theories.
2. What formula, developed by Popper, suggests that no aggregate of particles is more homogeneous than a pure case?
(a) Statistical scatter relations formula.
(b) Wave formula.
(c) Particle formula.
(d) Statistical pure case formula.
3. What lies in the testability of simple systems?
(a) The construct of simplicity.
(b) The flaw of simplicity.
(c) The justification of simplicity.
(d) The value of simplicity.
4. How does Popper explain the differences in his selection process?
(a) Using discrete categories.
(b) Using ordinal numbers.
(c) Using rational numbers.
(d) Using letters.
5. What hypothetical estimate of frequency suggests equal distribution, normally based on considerations of symmetry?
(a) Random events hypothesis.
(b) Equal choice hypothesis.
(c) Extrapolation of statistical findings.
(d) Objective probability hypothesis.
Short Answer Questions
1. How do conventionalists define simplicity?
2. What is the word simplicity dependent on?
3. What are easier to test and falsify?
4. What does Popper call his probability theory?
5. What leads to scientific advances?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Popper states determines corroboration?
2. Why does Popper dismiss cardinality in terms of giving meaning to a class of events?
3. What two scientific arguments does Popper use to verify his beliefs about inductivists?
4. How is the physical basis for the uncertainty theory undermined?
5. How is logical probability represented?
6. How is differentiation possible between theories whose differences are small and difficult to calculate?
7. What does Popper say about simple statements in science?
8. How does falsifiability relate to the dimensions of a statement under investigation?
9. What rule does Popper use when discussing the importance of probability in terms of physics?
10. According to Popper, where does the value of simplicity lay?
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