Deck 22: Science and Technology

Question 1

According to Karl Popper what distinguishes science from pseudo-science?

A) Science resists attempts at falsification
B) Science can be undertaken in a laboratory setting
C) Science aims to falsify its own theories
D) Science is undertaken by doctors

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The term technological determinism is the notion that:

A) Technologies have a causal effect.
B) Humans shape technologies
C) Humans have agency in how the engage with technologies
D) Humans will only be able to advance to a certain extent using technology

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Langdon Winner's research on bridges revealed that technologies:

A) Were value-free
B) Could be used to integrate individuals into society
C) Could be influenced by socio-economic factors
D) Are not associated with politics

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which viewpoint argues that categories of difference such as race and gender are not biologically innate?

A) Social categorization
B) Biological essentialism
C) Social differentiation
D) Constructivist

Question 5

Safiya Noble's research on Google's search engines found that Google's algorithms:

A) Reproduced dominant cultural narratives
B) Resisted dominant cultural narratives
C) Created novel cultural narratives
D) Returned search results based on the user's ethnicity

Question 6

The term program or script describes:

A) The methods used for assembling technologies
B) The lifecycle of technologies
C) How technologies are inscribed with expectations about their use
D) How people can use technologies in a number of different ways

Question 7

Which term describes the distinct set of concepts, methods, standards, and theories which make up a specific scientific field:

A) Scientific paradigms
B) Scientific scripts
C) Scientific standards
D) Scientific concepts

Question 8

Biosociality describes:

A) Sociality formed though biological knowledge
B) Sociality formed through familiar bonds
C) Sociality formed through physical proximity
D) Sociality formed between biologists

Question 9

Which term describes the process of transforming scientific knowledge into a directly useable figure or visual representation?

A) The process of inscription
B) The process of visual illustration
C) Visual aids
D) The process of transformation

Question 10

Ruha Benjamin's research on a beauty contest judged by artificial intelligence revealed that:

A) The AI had its own preferences
B) The AI was influenced by its designer's preferences
C) The AI produced an unbiased selection of human faces
D) Beauty was universal