Question 1

All of the following are criteria of adequacy except

Accepted Answer

A)  Fruitfulness. 
B)  Simplicity. 
C)  Conservatism. 
D)  Beauty. D

Question 2

Scope is

Accepted Answer

A)  The amount of predictions made by a hypothesis. 
B)  The amount of diverse phenomena explained by a hypothesis. 
C)  The amount of assumptions made by a hypothesis. 
D)  How well a hypothesis fits with established beliefs. B

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a proof of evolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Missing gaps in the fossil record 
B)  More creatures are born than can reproduce 
C)  Creatures of the same species have different physical characteristics 
D)  Physical features that increase inclusive fitness are more prominent in later generations A

Question 4

The Criteria of Adequacy

Accepted Answer

A)  are subjective. 
B)  can be used to rate hypotheses objectively. 
C)  are relative. 
D)  can be used to deductively prove a hypothesis.

Question 5

A system is irreducibly complex if

Accepted Answer

A)  it can't be represented mathematically. 
B)  it can't be reduced to material objects. 
C)  it can't function when a part is removed. 
D)  it is too difficult to understand.

Question 6

Scope is

Accepted Answer

A)  The dispersion of the phenomenon explained by a hypothesis. 
B)  The number of diverse phenomenon explained by a hypothesis. 
C)  The number of novel theories predicted by a hypothesis. 
D)  The method used by scientists to determine the importance of a hypothesis.

Question 7

Young earth creationism is unscientific because it is untestable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Are we justified in believing that there is extrasensory perception?

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

What specific features of a hypothesis do each of the criteria of adequacy-testability, fruitfulness, scope, simplicity, and conservatism-try to measure?

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

Is creationism as good a scientific theory as evolution?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Is creationism as good a scientific theory...

Question 11

Both creationism and evolution are testable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

It's logically impossible for an irreducibly complex system to have arisen through evolution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The idea that science is an imperialistic ideology that champions a mechanistic, materialistic, and atomistic worldview is often referred to asscientism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Evolution has never been observed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

ESP includes telepathy, clairvoyance, and precognition.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which one is an example of psychokinesis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Perception of distant objects 
B)  Perception of future events 
C)  Spoon bending 
D)  Mind reading

Question 17

Uri Geller is the only person to date that was able to prove supernatural abilities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Creationism is a simpler theory than evolution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A system is irreducibly complex if it is too complex to understand.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 5: Science and Its Pretenders

All of the following are criteria of adequacy except

Scope is

Which of the following is NOT a proof of evolution?

The Criteria of Adequacy

A system is irreducibly complex if

Scope is

Young earth creationism is unscientific because it is untestable.

Are we justified in believing that there is extrasensory perception?

What specific features of a hypothesis do each of the criteria of adequacy-testability, fruitfulness, scope, simplicity, and conservatism-try to measure?

Is creationism as good a scientific theory as evolution?

Both creationism and evolution are testable.

It's logically impossible for an irreducibly complex system to have arisen through evolution.

The idea that science is an imperialistic ideology that champions a mechanistic, materialistic, and atomistic worldview is often referred to asscientism.

Evolution has never been observed.

ESP includes telepathy, clairvoyance, and precognition.

Which one is an example of psychokinesis?

Uri Geller is the only person to date that was able to prove supernatural abilities.

Creationism is a simpler theory than evolution.

A system is irreducibly complex if it is too complex to understand.