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