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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 occurs with non-numerical probability statements when converted into numerical problems?

2. What are easier to test and falsify?

3. What does Popper suggest uncertainty statements are derived from?

4. What does Popper feel about normally attained simplicity?

5. What do the fractions between 0 and 1 represent?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is logical probability represented?

3. Why does Popper prefer quantitative over qualitative methods?

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

5. How is differentiation possible between theories whose differences are small and difficult to calculate?

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

7. How does falsifiability relate to the dimensions of a statement under investigation?

8. What role does simplicity play in theories of inductive logic?

9. What is the position taken to make the argument for sample selection in research?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Explain the problem of demarcation according to Popper. How does Popper feel about demarcation? How does this issue relate to empirical science? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 3

In Popper's discussion on simplicity, he mentions ad hoc hypotheses. Describe in detail what an ad hoc hypothesis is. Can it be used in this framework? Why or why not? What is the purpose of the ad hoc hypotheses? Provide support for you answers from the readings.

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