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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. What does Popper feel is one of the premier scientific achievements?

2. What is Popper's goal in researching a theory?

3. What lies in the testability of simple systems?

4. How does Popper describe the link between the hypothesis and physical selections in Heisenberg's theory?

5. What view of probability depends on inductive logic?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Popper prefer quantitative over qualitative methods?

2. How is the physical basis for the uncertainty theory undermined?

3. What does Popper suggest about corroborations?

4. Using Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle, what does Popper attempt to prove?

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

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

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

8. How does Popper feel traditional inductivists work?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Popper discusses the relationship between corroborability and testability. Discuss this relationship. Is this relationship positive or negative? Must is be one or the other in order for science to be successful? Provide support for your answer using examples and evidence from 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

In an essay, discuss why theories that suggest causality can only be deductive. Provide reasoning and examples for your answer.

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