Skip to main content
United States
Jump To
Register/ Log In
Register/ Log In
Disciplines
Disciplines
Accounting
arrow_forward
Anthropology
arrow_forward
Art and Architecture
arrow_forward
Astronomy
arrow_forward
Biology and Life Sciences
arrow_forward
Business
arrow_forward
Chemistry
arrow_forward
Classical Studies
arrow_forward
Communication, Media Studies, & Journalism
arrow_forward
Criminal Justice/Criminology
arrow_forward
Earth and Environmental Science
arrow_forward
Economics
arrow_forward
Education
arrow_forward
Engineering
arrow_forward
English
arrow_forward
Finance
arrow_forward
Geography
arrow_forward
History
arrow_forward
Indigenous Studies
arrow_forward
Law
arrow_forward
Music
arrow_forward
Neuroscience
arrow_forward
Nutrition
arrow_forward
Philosophy
arrow_forward
Physics
arrow_forward
Political Science/Politics
arrow_forward
Psychology
arrow_forward
Religion
arrow_forward
Social Work
arrow_forward
Sociology
arrow_forward
Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies
arrow_forward
Instructors
Students
Integration
Contact Us
Return to Power of Critical Thinking 6e Student Resources
Chapter 10 Self-Assessment
Generally eyewitness testimony pertaining to paranormal phenomena is
reliable.
scarce.
unreliable.
valid.
Hypotheses are
generated through induction.
created just as works of art are created.
created by a rote process.
generated through deduction.
Modus tollens represents
a particular scientific method.
test implications.
the logic of hypothesis testing.
a flawed experiment.
In scientific research, no hypothesis can be
tested indirectly.
disconfirmed.
tested outside the laboratory.
conclusively confirmed.
Maintaining a hypothesis in the face of mounting negative evidence is
unreasonable.
usually reasonable.
acceptable.
reasonable.
Generally, nonintervention studies
can establish cause-and-effect relationships.
are definitive.
cannot establish cause-and-effect relationships.
are rarely done
Creationism and evolution are both
true.
theories.
false.
untestable.
On the issue of a geology-transforming universal flood, creationism fails the criterion of
consistency.
scientific procedure.
conservatism.
testability.
Dobzhansky asserted that "Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of
creationism."
evolution."
a universal flood."
a creator."
When people cannot think of a natural explanation for an extraordinary experience, they often conclude that the explanation must be
paranormal.
incoherent.
logical.
scientific.
The last step in the scientific method is to accept or reject the hypothesis.
TRUE
FALSE
Scientific hypotheses are derived inductively.
TRUE
FALSE
Hypotheses cannot be conclusively confirmed.
TRUE
FALSE
Ultimately, scientists accepted the Copernican model over Ptolemy's because of its endorsement by the Vatican.
TRUE
FALSE
Evolution has yielded some novel predictions.
TRUE
FALSE
According to the text, no one has ever seen evolution.
TRUE
FALSE
Scientists sometimes test weird theories.
TRUE
FALSE
Science is infallible.
TRUE
FALSE
Science is synonymous with technology.
TRUE
FALSE
Some things that are logically possible are physically impossible.
TRUE
FALSE
Some things that are logically possible are physically impossible.
TRUE
FALSE
Exit Quiz
Next Question
Submit Quiz
Reset
Select your Country
×