STS QUIZZ #1

What does STS (Science, Technology, and Society) deal with?

• Interactions between science and technology and geographical contexts

• Interactions between technology and social, cultural, and economic contexts

• Interactions between science and technology and historical contexts

• Interactions between science and technology and social, cultural, political, and economic contexts

Who proposed the Hypothetico-deductive method?

• Karl Hempel

• David Hume

• Francis Bacon

• John Stuart Mill

What is the epistemic view of scientific realism?

• Every aspect of scientific knowledge is borne out of the collective observations of many

• The Universe, with its observed and unobserved concepts, being described by Science is real regardless of how it is represented

• The unobservable concepts of the Universe are inherently unverified

• Scientific theories are merely instruments for solving problems and making predictions

What is the relationship between reductionism and theoretical pluralism?

• Reductionism promotes a multidisciplinary approach to the various fields of science

• Theoretical pluralism is a thesis about ontologies, laws, theories, linguistic expressions

• Reductionism is a synchronic relation between two concurrent theories

• Theoretical pluralism promotes a succession of knowledge in between disciplines

What is the biggest health-related issue for humanity according to the text?

• Poverty

• Disability

• Global inequality

• Life expectancy

What is the essence of science according to Paul Feyerabend?

• There is no scientific method

• Observations are required to formulate a problem

• Conclusions can only be determined through rigorous experimentation

• The inferred conclusion is absolute and applies to everything else

What is the problem with inductive reasoning according to David Hume?

• Conclusions can only be determined through rigorous experimentation

• The problem of induction

• Not all conclusions can be considered as general truths

• The hypothesis has more bearing in the pursuit of knowledge

What is the epistemic view of scientific antirealism?

• Scientific theories are merely instruments for solving problems and making predictions

• The unobservable concepts of the Universe are inherently unverified

• Science aims to give a true story of what the Universe is, but based only on the observable aspects

• Every aspect of scientific knowledge is borne out of the collective observations of many

What is the thesis about reductionism according to the text?

• A relationship between scientific theories

• A multidisciplinary approach to the various fields of science

• A diachronic relation between a historical predecessor theory and its successor

• A synchronic relation between two concurrent theories

What is the problem of dependence in science and technology according to the text?

• The need to develop a country's science and technology has generally been recognized as one of the imperatives of socio-economic progress

• There exists a continuing imbalance between scientific and technological development among contemporary states

• The problem of dependence in science and technology is closely tied up with the integrity of political sovereignty and economic self-reliance

• 98 percent of all research and development facilities are located in developed countries