BBH 310 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS || ALL QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY.
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BBH 310
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Confirmation bias involves:
a. ignoring evidence that confirms our prior beliefs.
b. confirming the biased thinking of others.
c. changing our beliefs in the face of contradictory evidence.
d. searching for evidence that supports our beliefs while ignoring or discounting evidence that contrad...
BBH 310 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS || ALL QUESTIONS
ANSWERED CORRECTLY.
Confirmation bias involves:
a. ignoring evidence that confirms our prior beliefs.
b. confirming the biased thinking of others.
c. changing our beliefs in the face of contradictory evidence.
d. searching for evidence that supports our beliefs while ignoring or discounting evidence that
contradicts them. correct answers searching for evidence that supports our beliefs while ignoring
or discounting evidence that contradicts them.
__________ are questions that can be answered through objective observation and analysis.
a. Philosophical enquiries
b. Theological questions
c. Conundrums
d. Empirical questions correct answers Empirical questions
Boiled down to its essence, scientific facts and explanations are established through the process
of:
a. statistical analysis.
b. arguing from evidence.
c. philosophical speculation.
d. inspired insight. correct answers arguing from evidence.
Once your observations, conclusions, or explanations have been accepted by your scientific
colleagues,
a. they become part of accepted science, and from that point on are viewed as irrefutable
scientific truths.
b. you can be assured of a place in scientific history.
c. they are canonized as scientific laws.
d. they become part of accepted science—provisionally. correct answers they become part of
accepted science—provisionally.
Science is
a. a way of thinking and of viewing the world that involves being skeptical and not accepting
everything at face value.
b. an approach to problem-solving that involves defining the parameters of the problem, seeking
out relevant information, and subjecting proposed solutions to rigorous testing.
c. All of the answers are correct.
d. a means of acquiring knowledge. correct answers c. All of the answers are correct.
,-a way of thinking and of viewing the world that involves being skeptical and not accepting
everything at face value.
-an approach to problem-solving that involves defining the parameters of the problem, seeking
out relevant information, and subjecting proposed solutions to rigorous testing.
-an approach for acquiring knowledge
Research done primarily to test a theoretical position would best be classified as:
a. focused research.
b. applied research.
c. basic research.
d. analytical research. correct answers basic research
You are hired by a local company to do research on improving employee morale. The research
you conduct would best be classified as:
a. None of the answers is correct.
b. applied research.
c. basic research.
d. problem-oriented research. correct answers applied research
Which of the following statements is true of pseudoscience?
a. It builds on an existing base of scientific knowledge.
b. It shifts the burden of proof away from skeptics and critics to the proponent of an idea or claim
c. It relies on anecdotal evidence and testimonials to support an idea or claim.
d. It has specific mechanisms for self-correction and consequent stagnation of ideas. correct
answers It relies on anecdotal evidence and testimonials to support an idea or claim
Pseudoexplanations
a. All of the answers are correct.
b. have no mechanisms for self-correction and consequent stagnation of ideas or claims.
c. fail to specify conditions under which ideas or claims would not hold true.
d. rely on confirming one's beliefs rather than disconfirming them. correct answers All of the
answers are correct.
- have no mechanisms for self-correction and consequent stagnation of ideas or claims.
- fail to specify conditions under which ideas or claims would not hold true.
-rely on confirming one's beliefs rather than disconfirming them.
A major difference between scientific explanations and commonsense explanations is that
scientific explanations are
a. tested against plausible alternatives.
, b. based on untested assumptions and conjecture.
c. developed and not given much afterthought.
d. rarely subjected to testing against plausible alternatives. correct answers tested against
plausible alternatives
Which of the following is a major difference between scientific explanations and explanations
based on belief?
a. Explanations based on belief are assumed to be true, whereas scientific explanations are
accepted only provisionally.
b . Scientific explanations require no evidence to support them.
c. Explanations based on belief are more likely to be verified by empirical observation than are
scientific explanations.
d. The evidence required to verify explanations based on belief is less powerful than the evidence
required to verify a scientific explanation. correct answers Explanations based on belief are
assumed to be true, whereas scientific explanations are accepted only provisionally.
_____ does not provide a true explanation but merely provides another label for a class of
observed behavior.
a. Circular explanation
b. Parsimonious explanation
c. Teleological explanation
d. Methodological explanation correct answers circular explaination
Priya watches a documentary on black holes to learn about their formation and evolution. Here,
she uses _____ to acquire information on black holes.
a. the rational method of inquiry
b. tautology
c. teleology
d. the method of authority correct answers the method of authority
The method of inquiry that involves logically deducing conclusions from self-evident truths is
the
a. logical method.
b. method of authority.
c. scientific method.
d. rational method. correct answers rational method
The "golden triangle of research" Dr. Lanza discussed in class requires which three things to be
perfectly aligned, in order to conduct a strong empirical study?
a. Theory, research question, and interpretation of results
b. Research question, study design, and data analysis
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