Quiz 1

For which of the following questions would the scientific method be an appropriate method for seeking an answer? A. How many angels can stand on the head of a pin? B. Is abortion moral or immoral? C. What conditions promote student learning in an elementary classroom? D. How would life be different if the computer had never been invented?

C. What conditions promote student learning in an elementary classroom?

Which of the following is a potential problem with the method of authority? A. A person may blame to be an expert when he or she really is not B. A "expert" answer may be only a personal, subjective opinion C. An expert may be providing information outside his or her area of expertise D. All of the above

D. All of the above

A restaurant chef tried replacing rice with pasta in one of her recipes to see what would happen. Which method of acquiring knowledge is she using?

Method of empiricism

In the steps outlined for how scientific investigation works, after one reports results, what is the next step?

Refining or reformulating the research idea

A researcher conducts a study in which 50 college students are assigned to different treatments and tested. In the study, the students are called

Research participants

The mode of inquiry that is called the method of faith is a variant of which other method of inquiry

The method of authority

A student who believes that his performance on tests is influenced by wearing a lucky hat is using

The method of tenacity

A problem with the rational method of knowing or acquiring knowledge is that: A. you may not have a complete set of premise statements B. one or more of your premise statements may be incorrect C. you may not be very good at combining premise statements to produce a valid conclusion D. all of the above

D. all of the above

Based on observations of his own children, Jean Piaget formed a general hypothesis about the cognitive development of all children. His hypothesis is an example of

Inductive reasoning

Which of the following is NOT a good example of a scientific hypothesis?

There would be less racial tension today if Abraham Lincoln had not been assassinated