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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 does Schrödinger begin this investigation with?
(a) Light theory.
(b) Sound theory.
(c) Wave theory.
(d) Particle theory.

2. According to von Mises, what occurs to the frequencies of events when event sequences become longer?
(a) They develop an inverse relationship.
(b) They decrease at the same rate.
(c) They increase at the same rate.
(d) They become equal.

3. What is the central question Popper poses for theories?
(a) Whether they yield significant results.
(b) If they have been tested more than once.
(c) How logical they are.
(d) How they stand up to other tests.

4. What is Feigl's reasoning to the motion of simplicity?
(a) It reveals more empirical content.
(b) It can be better tested.
(c) It appeals to the economy of thought.
(d) It can be better justified.

5. If a system is protected what will its degree of falsifiability be equal to?
(a) 2.
(b) 0.
(c) 1.
(d) -1.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do conventionalists define simplicity?

2. What law suffers from the metaphysics of induction?

3. In order to validate his theory, what does Popper categorize regarding frequency theory?

4. What theory is based on random events?

5. What will classes with greater dimensions have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What rule does Popper use when discussing the importance of probability in terms of physics?

2. What does Popper say about simplicity and the philosophers who emphasize its importance?

3. Why, according to Heisenberg, can measurement not be a basis for prediction?

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

5. What is the concern with using infinite sequences?

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

7. Why does Popper dismiss cardinality in terms of giving meaning to a class of events?

8. How is logical probability represented?

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

10. What is the basis of the wave theory used by Schrödinger?

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