501 Critical Reading Questions

a.
operational definition
b.
verification
c.
evaluation
d.
phenomenon
e.
hypothesizing
392.
What is the tone of this passage?
a.
enigmatic
b.
apathetic
c.
abstruse
d.
instructive
e.
revealing
393.
In line 63 the word 
falsificationism
most nearly means
a.
validation.
b.
qualification.
c.
confirmation.
d.
facilitation.
e.
refutation.
394.
Which statement is FALSE
?
a.
Reproducible results can be obtained by experiments performed
by a variety of scientists.
b.
An auxiliary hypothesis can be made to correspond to the facts.
c.
Einstein’s theory of relativity makes space and time predictions.
d.
Peer review is usually not a valuable tool for scientists.
e.
Experiments are a necessary element in the scientific method.
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395.
According to the passage, which is true of a hypothesis?
a.
It is not a necessary process in the scientific method.