- 1. The philosophy of science is a branch of philosophy that explores the fundamental principles and concepts underlying scientific inquiry. It examines the nature of scientific knowledge, the methods used to acquire and validate that knowledge, and the assumptions and implications of scientific theories. Central questions in the philosophy of science include the nature of causation, the role of observation and experimentation in forming scientific theories, the distinction between correlation and causation, and the limits of scientific explanation. Philosophers of science also investigate issues related to the ethics of scientific research, the relationship between science and society, and the ways in which scientific knowledge is shaped by social and cultural factors. Overall, the philosophy of science aims to provide a deeper understanding of the nature and significance of scientific knowledge, and to critically examine the assumptions and practices that underlie scientific research.
Which philosopher is often considered the father of modern science?
A) Aristotle
B) Plato
C) Socrates
D) Francis Bacon
- 2. What is the principle that simpler explanations are generally better than more complex ones?
A) Galileo's Principle
B) Darwin's Theory
C) Occam's Razor
D) Newton's Laws
- 3. What term describes a scientific statement that can be proven false?
A) Law
B) Theory
C) Falsifiable
D) Hypothesis
- 4. Which branch of philosophy examines the nature of scientific knowledge?
A) Epistemology
B) Ontology
C) Aesthetics
D) Ethics
- 5. Who proposed the theory of relativity?
A) Isaac Newton
B) Niels Bohr
C) Galileo Galilei
D) Albert Einstein
- 6. What is the study of the nature of reality called?
A) Ethics
B) Metaphysics
C) Epistemology
D) Aesthetics
- 7. Which concept refers to the idea that scientific knowledge is tentative and subject to change?
A) Determinism
B) Eternalism
C) Causation
D) Fallibilism
- 8. Who introduced the concept of falsification in science?
A) John Stuart Mill
B) Thomas Kuhn
C) Immanuel Kant
D) Karl Popper
- 9. Which scientist proposed the heliocentric model of the solar system?
A) Tycho Brahe
B) Nicolaus Copernicus
C) Galileo Galilei
D) Johannes Kepler
- 10. What is the term for reasoning from specific cases to a general rule?
A) Syllogism
B) Abduction
C) Induction
D) Deduction
- 11. Which philosopher proposed the four causes as an explanation for natural phenomena?
A) Hume
B) Aristotle
C) Descartes
D) Locke
- 12. Who formulated the theory of evolution through natural selection?
A) Alfred Russel Wallace
B) Gregor Mendel
C) Thomas Hunt Morgan
D) Charles Darwin
- 13. What is the process of comparing two or more alternative hypotheses called?
A) Experimentation
B) Peer review
C) Model validation
D) Hypothesis testing
- 14. Who proposed that scientific revolutions occur through paradigm shifts?
A) Thomas Kuhn
B) Karl Popper
C) Michel Foucault
D) Paul Feyerabend
- 15. What is the term for the process by which scientific knowledge is disseminated and validated by the scientific community?
A) Publication bias
B) Peer review
C) Confirmation bias
D) Reproducibility
- 16. What is the term for the logical process of arriving at a specific truth based on general premises?
A) Induction
B) Deduction
C) Syllogism
D) Abduction
- 17. What is the view that meaningful knowledge arises from sensory experience and observation?
A) Idealism
B) Pragmatism
C) Rationalism
D) Empiricism
- 18. Which perspective advocates for treating the whole system rather than its parts in scientific analysis?
A) Reductionism
B) Monism
C) Holism
D) Dualism
- 19. What is the principle that scientific hypotheses must be testable and falsifiable?
A) Inductivism
B) Confirmation bias
C) Falsifiability
D) Reliability
- 20. What is Kuhn's term for a set of beliefs and practices shared by a scientific community?
A) Theory
B) Hypothesis
C) Empirical data
D) Paradigm
- 21. What is the term for the error of relying on anecdotal evidence and testimonials to draw scientific conclusions?
A) Straw man fallacy
B) Anecdotal fallacy
C) Ad hominem argument
D) Appeal to authority
- 22. What is the term for the bias in scientific research where researchers inadvertently skew their results to fit their expectations?
A) Confirmation bias
B) Sampling bias
C) Publication bias
D) Observer bias
- 23. What is the term for a general principle governing the behavior of a natural or artificial system?
A) Theory
B) Model
C) Law
D) Hypothesis
- 24. What term describes the scientific experimental design where neither the researchers nor the participants know which group is receiving the treatment?
A) Cohort
B) Placebo-controlled
C) Double-blind
D) Cross-sectional
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