Aliens Atlantis and Archeology Final UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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What is science? - Correct Answer- The systematic study of the natural world through
observation and experiment
What is pseudoscience? - Correct Answer- A claim, belief or practice which is presented as
scienti...
Aliens Atlantis and Archeology Final
UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
What is science? - Correct Answer- The systematic study of the natural world through
observation and experiment
What is pseudoscience? - Correct Answer- A claim, belief or practice which is presented as
scientific, but which does not follow the scientific method
The process of figuring out what data should be observed based on your generalized
hypotheses - Correct Answer- Deduction
Which is characteristic of pseudoscientific claims? - Correct Answer- Relies on anecdotal or
untestable evidence
Seeks to prove rather than test claims
Ignores alternative explanations or contrary evidence
Assessing the reliability of a car on the basis of a friend's experience is an example of -
Correct Answer- relying on anecdotal evidence
What are the motivations of pseudoscientists? - Correct Answer- Racism
Fame
Money
A cable network recently aired "10 Million Dollar Bigfoot Bounty" where9 teams of hunters
looked for evidence of bigfoot. Was this science or pseudoscience? - Correct Answer- It
depends upon how the data were collected and assessed
One of Kenneth Feder's first experiences with pseudoscience and archaeology was reading: -
Correct Answer- Morning of the Magicians
,According to Kida, which is one of the six mistakes we make in our thought processes? -
Correct Answer- We prefer stories to statistics
A person posts on Facebook that their black cat is lost. Many report seeing it around the
neighborhood, though is was actually found locked in a closet. This is an example of -
Correct Answer- We can misperceive our world
In the Case of Childbed Fever in Feder's text, what was the outcome of Dr. Semmelweis's
investigation of the mystery of the differing mortality rates? - Correct Answer- By testing
different hypotheses he eventually arrived at the correct diagnosis
What constitutes a red flag indicating possible pseudoscience at work? - Correct Answer- The
claimant wants to "prove" their hypothesis
Liberal voters watching MSNBC exclusively is an example of which Kida mistake in our
thinking? - Correct Answer- We seek to confirm
What is Occam's Razor? - Correct Answer- The answer requiring the fewest assumptions is
probably the correct one
When assessing an "experts" credentials, you should - Correct Answer- make sure their
degree is from an accredited university
make sure their area of expertise relates to the subject under review
check that their publications have been peer reviewed
What is a hoax? - Correct Answer- A deliberate deception presented as the truth
What is epistemology? - Correct Answer- The study of knowledge (how we know what we
know)
Which is a motivation for a hoax? - Correct Answer- Financial gain
Make a social statement
To embarrass someone
, Known as "God's hand", this hoaxer fooled the archaeological establishment in Japan with his
planted finds that pushed back the earliest dates for that island's Paleolithic period - Correct
Answer- Shinichi Fujimura
The motivation(s) for the Cardiff Giant hoax was - Correct Answer- To make a statement
about the fallacy of using the Bible as literal history
To embarrass a fundamentalist preacher
To make money off of gullible tourists
According to Feder, what makes for a successful hoax? - Correct Answer- Learn from your
mistakes
Don't be too successful
Give the people what they want
Are the Dare Stones genuine artifacts of the Lost Colony? - Correct Answer- The first one
discovered is believed by some to be genuine, the others are admitted fakes
What evidence is there that suggests the Alien Autopsy was a hoax? - Correct Answer- The
special effects man confessed
The camera man could not be located
The original film and artifacts depicted on the show did not stand up to scientific scrutiny
This hoax involved a member of the Beatles band in the late 1960s - Correct Answer- Paul
McCartney's death in a car crash
The Cardiff Giant was a hoax perpetrated originally by - Correct Answer- George Hull &
Stub Newell
The first Dare Stone - Correct Answer- Was allegedly discovered on the banks of the Chowan
River
A belief that giants once inhabited the earth can be attributed to - Correct Answer- Biblical
descriptions of the Nephilim and Watchers in the Bible
Rumors of their being in the skeletal collections in the Smithsonian
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