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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. How do conventionalists view Poppers beliefs on the underpinnings of new discoveries?

2. How must scientific statements be tested?

3. What must be maintained in at each level of the experimental process?

4. What does Popper feel is the result of adopting conditions to a hypothesis?

5. What is used to capture and explain the world?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Popper, what should epistemology do?

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

3. How does Popper define a scientist?

4. What must an experimenter do in order to test a theory?

5. What is the distinction between universal statements and singular statements?

6. What are the two conditions that must be met for a statement to be falsifiable?

7. Why is the concept of numerical universality a problem for Popper?

8. What does Popper say about the blind acceptance of auxiliary hypothesis?

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

10. What is the task of the logic of scientific discovery?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Popper denotes a difference between "true" and "corroborated". Discuss this difference. How are these two terms used in science? Can something be one but not the other? Provide support from your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the difference between falsifiability and falsification. How is each used in research and theory development? How can one tell the difference between a falsifiable statement and a falsification statement?

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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