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Philosophies and Theories for Advanced Nursing Practice 3rd Edition
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Chapter 1 – Philosophy Of Science: An Introduction
1. why are natural sciences also referred to as “pure” sciences?
A. they are considered stand-alone bodies of unique knowledge.
B. they are the only sciences to which the scientific method can be applied.
C. they are the original sciences upon which all others are based.
D. they are not affected by subjectivity in the way other sciences are.
ans: a
2. which is not an example of an applied science as used in health care today?
A. social work
B. psychotherapy
C. examination of care disparities
d. pathology
ans: d
3. roberta firmly believes that individual experiences are the source of all knowledge in the
world. as a scientist, she acknowledges her role as a participant in the experiments she
performs and does consider herself merely a disconnected observer of phenomenon.
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c. applied science
d. soft scienceans:
b
4. what is the ultimate goal of the scientific method?
A. application of scientific results to a related body of knowledge in order to meet some
type of human need.
B. examination of the decisions made by a scientist to understand the ways in which
subjectivity was introduced to the experiment.
C. reproducible experimental results that do not take researcher individuality into account.
D. improving the situation or process used in the experiment to yield more accurate results
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in repeat experiments.
ans: c
5. which of the following best describes the aim of natural sciences?
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