Popper Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Kinds of Information - Answer-Belief vs Knowledge: - Belief -- propositions unsupported by facts - Knowledge -- propositions supported by facts Opinion vs fact: - Opinion -- inherently involves interpretation - Facts -- involves an objective, real observation Sources of Information: Intuition - Answer-Intuition is a source of belief, not information - Sometimes involves a hard-to-track-down source of a feeling - Sometimes involves anecdote - Sometimes involves a mistaken analogy Acting...

Philo 8 UCLA Midterm SG Questions and Answers 100% Pass Primary Doctrines of Logical Positivism no synthetic/a priori knowledge analytic/synthetic distinction a priori/a posteriori distinction verification theory of meaning hypothetico-deductivism Analytic statement true by definition and are self-explanatory no matter how the world is, the statement will be true Analytic statement example Bachelor's are unmarried Synthetic statement not analytic substantive Synthetic statement example The ...

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BIO 254 Test 1 Questions and Answers Accurate 100%(Graded A) BIO 254 Test 1 Questions and Answers Accurate 100%(Graded A) BIO 254 Test 1 Questions and Answers Accurate 100%(Graded A) BIO 254 Test 1 Questions and Answers Accurate 100%(Graded A) A theory is a statement of speculation with no scientific evidence to support it - ANSWERfalse, a theory is a statement of what are held to be the general laws, principles, or causes of something known or observed. What criterion does Karl...

PSYC-375 History of Psychology Midterm 2024 Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers Of the following, who would be most likely to take the position that humans are responsible for their actions? - answerNon determinist and soft determinist _________________ emphasizes the works of individuals who most prominently contributed to a topic such as Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Darwin of Freud in - answerThe Great-person approach. The approach which shows how various individuals or events con...

A theory is a statement of speculation with no scientific evidence to support it - ANSWERfalse, a theory is a statement of what are held to be the general laws, principles, or causes of something known or observed. What criterion does Karl Popper use to define questions appropriate for science? - ANSWERfalsifiable Evolutionary theory is not a single statement but is composed of multiple theories bases on empirical evidence from an array of sciences - ANSWERtrue According to Thomas Kuhn,...

CADC II Prep Test Questions and correct Answers What is the main value of "ugly reminders in recovery? Which of the following is not a popper? In the context of motivating patients in substance abuse treatment, is it acceptable to offer advice? . Which of the following is not associated with the use of MDMA? What kind of prescription drugs are used to treat those who are addicted to depressant and sedative-type substances? How should a therapist handle asking non-subst...

What is the main value of "ugly reminders in recovery? A. They keep negative consequences in mind. Correct Answer B. They keep a client from switching substances C. They remind a client of others' trauma Answer A. They keep negative consequences in mind. Correct Answer Which of the following is not a popper? A. Nitrous oxide B. Amyl nitrite C. Butyl nitrite Answer A. Nitrous oxide Nitrous oxide is an inhalant commonly used in dental medicine. Amyl nitrite and butyl nitrite come i...

How does your textbook describe ethical egoism? - as a dangerous and myopic philosophy The concept of "falsifiability" is most associated with which individual? - Popper The Hippocratic Oath - is an ancient ethical oath for medical practitioners The below quote is from which author: Euthyphro: why have you left the Lyceum Socrates? and what are you doing in the Porch of the Kind Archon? Surely you cannot be concerned in a suit before the King, like myself? Socrates: Nor in a suit, Euthyp...

According to Aristotle the state is natural and promotes what? - The greater good How did Aristotle describe politics? - As the "master science" in search of good governance needed for eudaemonia. According to Aristotle man is described as? - A political animal Why do some nations fail according to Acemoglu and Robinson? - Because of poor political and economic institutions In the piece about research and traditions in comparative politics, the authors, Lichbach and Zuckerman say t...