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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Popper, what can't universals be reduced to?

2. What is important to Popper's argument for a logic of science?

3. What does Popper suggest is not psychological?

4. What is the reproducible effect which refutes a theory?

5. What is the concept of simplicity a part of according to Popper?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does one make a statement falsifiable?

3. What are three characteristics of theories?

4. What does Popper classify as being inductive statements?

5. Why does Popper state that observability is not psychological?

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

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

8. What does Popper state is not the goal of science?

9. How is causality related to tautological arguments?

10. What is the purpose of empirical systems being consistent and falsifiable?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Popper feels no conclusive disproof of a theory can be obtained. Do you agree? Explain your answer based on the readings.

Essay Topic 2

In one experiment designed to somewhat mimic studies by Compton-Simon and Bothe-Geiger, Popper suggests the use of an "imaginary selection." What is the purpose of this selection?

Essay Topic 3

Develop a counterargument for Popper's view of Fries' trilemma. Is Popper too strict on what is considered empirical? Explain your answer.

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