A) Pseudoscience is never claimed to be science. B) Pseudoscience is always proven false. C) Pseudoscience does not adhere to scientific standards. D) Pseudoscience uses more advanced math.
A) They should be reproducible and verified. B) They should be simplified for the public. C) They should be kept secret. D) They should be based on intuition.
A) Subjective interpretation B) Ignoring peer review C) Randomization D) Cherry-picking data
A) It must be destroyed after publication. B) It must be memorized by researchers. C) It must be kept hidden from other scientists. D) It must be documented and made available.
A) Robert Merton B) Albert Einstein C) Carl Sagan D) Karl Popper
A) The possibility that a theory can be proven false. B) The complexity of the mathematical model. C) The ability to manipulate results. D) The certainty that a theory is true.
A) Astrology B) Physics C) Relativity D) Mathematics
A) Psychoanalysis B) Einstein's theory of relativity C) Mythological formulations D) Astrology
A) Dragons do not exist in reality. B) There is no physical test to refute it. C) The dragon is too dangerous to approach. D) The garage is too small for testing.
A) It is not the same as proving it true. B) It invalidates the entire scientific method. C) It confirms the hypothesis is true. D) It proves the hypothesis is science.
A) To quantify significance, confidence, and error. B) To eliminate the need for experiments. C) To make pseudoscience look like science. D) To prove theories are impossible.
A) Data documentation B) Reproducibility C) Bias D) Peer review
A) Astrology B) Mathematical formulations C) Unfalsifiable claims D) Psychoanalysis
A) To make experiments more expensive. B) To prevent new discoveries. C) To hide data from the public. D) To ensure phenomena can be measured and investigated.
A) Further investigation of reproducible results. B) The popularity of the claim. C) The exclusion of statistical tools. D) The belief of the researcher.
A) Ignoring all available evidence B) Refusing to believe in scientific facts C) Conducting too many experiments D) Requiring less evidence before reaching conclusions
A) It creates too much scientific debate B) People may forgo effective medical treatments C) It increases the cost of scientific research D) It leads to higher taxes
A) Physics B) Chemistry C) Dowsing D) Geology
A) pseudo B) ratio C) scientia D) scire
A) theory B) method C) knowledge D) false
A) 1850 B) 1796 C) 1843 D) 1844
A) mid-19th century B) mid-18th century C) late 18th century D) early 20th century
A) James Pettit Andrews B) Louis Pasteur C) Claude Bernard D) François Magendie
A) positively B) neutrally C) academically D) pejoratively
A) astrology B) Fox sisters' rappings C) alchemy D) phrenology
A) four B) two C) three D) five
A) 2018 B) 1942 C) 1983 D) 1978
A) Originality B) Universality C) Skepticism D) Detachment
A) Universality B) Originality C) Public accessibility D) Skepticism
A) Personal opinions B) Traditional beliefs C) Alternative theories D) Experimental data
A) Larry Laudan B) Paul Thagard C) Robert K. Merton D) Mario Bunge
A) Scientific theory B) Rigorous definition C) Buzzword D) Logical fallacy
A) Personal bias B) Hostility C) Faith-based inquiry D) NUSAP
A) Belief field testing B) Sensitivity auditing C) Peer censorship D) Originality checking
A) Biology B) Physics C) Chemistry D) Astronomy
A) Subjective variables B) Scientific laws C) Theoretical constants D) Operational definitions
A) Quantum mechanics B) Big Bang theory C) Relativity D) Evolution
A) Well-articulated boundary conditions B) A need for complex explanations C) An ideological agenda D) Pre-scientific origins
A) Empiricism B) Falsifiability C) Scientific rigor D) Peer review
A) Falsifiability B) Cherry picking C) Peer review D) Hypothesis generation
A) Reductionism B) Selection bias C) Ignoratio elenchi D) Woozle effect
A) The person making the claim B) The general public C) The skeptic D) The peer reviewers
A) Reductionism B) Argument from ignorance C) Selection bias D) The Woozle effect
A) One millennium B) Ten thousand years C) Two millennia D) Five centuries
A) Chance variations B) Refined hypotheses C) Advanced mathematics D) Better equipment
A) Galileo gambit B) Galileo theory C) Galileo paradox D) Galileo hypothesis
A) Groupthink B) Open-mindedness C) Broad intellectual diversity D) Individualism
A) Velikovsky B) Galileo Galilei C) Thomas Kuhn D) Terence Hines
A) Ignoring the critic entirely B) Attacking the critic's character C) Refuting the critic's evidence D) Updating the experimental data
A) Supporting Galileo B) Suppressing information C) Increasing funding D) Promoting diversity
A) Modern clinical trial methodology. B) Standard linguistic evolution. C) Formal academic peer review. D) Technobabble in science fiction.
A) During the 1980s. B) At the beginning of the 21st century. C) In 2006. D) Around 2001.
A) About a third. B) The vast majority. C) Less than five percent. D) About half.
A) Established pharmaceutical drug development. B) Classical Newtonian mechanics. C) Torsion fields. D) Standard renewable energy sources.
A) A program managed by the U.S. National Science Foundation. B) A highly successful scientific initiative in the U.S. C) A project adopted by the United Russia party. D) A project focused on water conservation in India.
A) Bret Stephens B) Sander Gilman C) Frank Joseph D) Frank Collins
A) Modern economics B) Climate change C) Atlantis D) Vaccination
A) Bret Stephens B) Nature C) Frank Joseph D) Sander Gilman
A) Newsweek B) Nature C) The Atlantic D) The New York Times
A) Nature B) The New York Times C) Southern Poverty Law Center D) Newsweek
A) Newsweek B) Science Today C) Nature D) The New York Times
A) Astrophysicists B) Computer scientists C) Population geneticists D) Marine biologists
A) Ill, stupid, or stupidly smart B) Superior in physical strength C) As a protected class D) As a neutral demographic
A) A logical calculator B) A rational laboratory C) A perfect sensory recorder D) A belief engine
A) System 2 B) The scientific method C) The rational engine D) System 1
A) Laudan B) Lakatos C) Popper D) Kuhn
A) Nikolai Vavilov B) Imre Lakatos C) Alan J. Friedman D) Robert L. Park
A) Michael V. LeVine B) Robert O. Young C) Andrew Wakefield D) Robert L. Park
A) Molecular biology B) Homeopathy C) Pediatric immunology D) Mendelian genetics
A) Natural News B) The Lancet C) Nature D) Scientific American
A) A pH lower than 5 B) It is universally recommended by doctors C) A pH higher than 7 D) It is always naturally sourced
A) Stealing government funds B) Violating environmental policies C) Practicing medicine without a license D) Falsifying scientific research papers
A) Journalists B) True-believing zealots C) University professors D) Government regulators |