PSY 319: Quiz 1Review

How we acquire knowledge about the world:

Select the term that best matches the following phrase -

"I believe it is true because it has always been true"

• Tradition/tenacity

• Intuition

• Authority

• Personal Experience

How we acquire knowledge about the world:

Select the term that best matches the following phrase -

"I believe it is true because I feel it is true"

• Tradition/tenacity

• Intuition

• Authority

• Personal Experience

How we acquire knowledge about the world:

Select the term that best matches the following phrase -

"I believe it is true because an 'expert' says it is true"

• Tradition/tenacity

• Intuition

• Authority

• Personal Experience

How we acquire knowledge about the world:

Select the term that best matches the following phrase -

"I believe it is true because I have experienced it"

• Tradition/tenacity

• Intuition

• Authority

• Personal Experience

How we acquire knowledge about the world:

Select the term that best matches the following phrase -

"I believe it is true because it is logically derived"

• Reasoning

• Empiricism

How we acquire knowledge about the world:

Select the term that best matches the following phrase -

"I believe it is true because I measured it"

• Reasoning

• Empiricism

Select the objective of science:

• Describe

• Explain

• Predict

• Control

• Interfere

The Tenets of Science:

Which statement best describes determinism?

• Working within the natural world and assuming events and behaviours have natural causes

• Based on real evidence

• A single finding may be due to chance so tests should be conducted multiple times

• Hypotheses and theories must be testable in a way that can be shown to be false

• Preference for the simplest answer

The Tenets of Science:

Which statement best describes empiricism?

• Working within the natural world and assuming events and behaviours have natural causes

• Based on real evidence

• A single finding may be due to chance so tests should be conducted multiple times

• Hypotheses and theories must be testable in a way that can be shown to be false

• Preference for the simplest answer

The Tenets of Science:

Which statement best describes replicability?

• Working within the natural world and assuming events and behaviours have natural causes

• Based on real evidence

• A single finding may be due to chance so tests should be conducted multiple times

• Hypotheses and theories must be testable in a way that can be shown to be false

• Preference for the simplest answer