Test jBank jfor jPhilosophies jand jTheories jfor
j Advanced jNursing jPractice j3rd jEdition jJanie jB.
j Butts jand jKaren jL. jRich
, Chapter j1 j– jPhilosophy jof jScience: jAn jIntroduction
1. Why jare jnatural jsciences jalso jreferred jto jas j―pure‖ jsciences?
A. They jare jconsidered jstand-alone jbodies jof junique jknowledge.
B. They jare jthe jonly jsciences jto jwhich jthe jscientific jmethod jcan jbe japplied.
C. They jare jthe joriginal jsciences jupon jwhich jall jothers jare jbased.
D. They jare jnot jaffected jby jsubjectivity jin jthe jway jother jsciences jare.
Ans: j A
2. Which jis jnot jan jexample jof jan japplied jscience jas jused jin jhealth jcare jtoday?
A. Social jwork
B. Psychotherapy
C. Examination jof jcare jdisparities
D. Pathology
jAns: j D
3. Roberta jfirmly jbelieves jthat jindividual jexperiences jare jthe jsource jof jall jknowledge
jin jthe jworld. jAs ja jscientist, jshe jacknowledges jher jrole jas ja jparticipant jin jthe
jexperiments jshe jperforms jand jdoes jconsider jherself jmerely ja jdisconnected jobserver jof
jphenomenon. jRoberta’s jviews jare jmost jclos TeElySrTefBleActNivKeSoEf
jwLhLiEchRs.chCoOoMl jof jscientific jthought?
A. Natural jScience
B. Human jScience
C. Applied jScience
D. Soft jScience
jAns: j B
4. What jis jthe jultimate jgoal jof jthe jscientific jmethod?
A. Application jof jscientific jresults jto ja jrelated jbody jof jknowledge jin jorder jto jmeet jsome
,type jof jhuman jneed.
B. Examination jof jthe jdecisions jmade jby ja jscientist jto junderstand jthe jways
jin jwhich jsubjectivity jwas jintroduced jto jthe jexperiment.
C. Reproducible jexperimental jresults jthat jdo jnot jtake jresearcher jindividuality jinto jaccount.
D. Improving jthe jsituation jor jprocess jused jin jthe jexperiment jto jyield jmore
jaccurate jresults jin jrepeat jexperiments.
Ans: j C
5. Which jof jthe jfollowing jbest jdescribes jthe jaim jof jnatural jsciences?
A. Affirmation jof jthe jimportance jof jcultural junderstanding jby juncovering
jthe jcommon jsubjective jbiases jof jdifferent jdisciplines.
B. Improvement jof jthe jquality jof jlife jby junderstanding jwhat jhelps jpeople
jmaximize jtheir jfunctional jabilities.
C. Utilization jof jknowledge jby japplying jit jto ja jspecific jpurpose jin jorder jto
jbetter ja jsituation jor jchange jviewpoints.
D. Development jof jknowledge jfor jthe jsake jof jdeveloping jknowledge, jdiscovering
jtruth, jand jcontrolling joutcomes.
Ans: j D
6. Gretchen jand jPeter jare jgraduate jstudents jin jthe jsame jPhysics jlab. jTheir jsupervisor
jhas jasked jboth jof jthem jto jperform jthe jsame jexperiment jusing jthe jsame jprocedure
jand jequipment. j After jthey’ve jboth jcompleted jtheir jtask, jthe jcompare jtheir jresults
jand jdiscover jthat jthey jare jnearly jidentical. j Which jof jthe jfive jcriteria jfor jscience
jdoes jGretchen jand
Peter’s jdiscovery jexemplify?
A. Intersubjective jtestability
B. Reliability
, C. Definiteness jand jprecision
D. Coherence
jAns: j A
7. Which jstatement jdoes jnot jdescribe ja jgeneral jcharacteristic jof jphilosophy?
A. Thinking jfor jthe jsake jof jthinking.
B. Utilization jof jprocess jand joutcome.
C. Demarcation jof jwholeness jand jholism.
D. Application jof jepistemology jand jontology.
Ans: j C
8. Repetitive jpatterns jof jbehavior jdictated jby jpast jexperiences jis jan jexample jof jwhich
jsource jof jknowledge?
A. Doctrine
B. Common jsense
C. Tradition
D. Authority
jAns: j C
j Advanced jNursing jPractice j3rd jEdition jJanie jB.
j Butts jand jKaren jL. jRich
, Chapter j1 j– jPhilosophy jof jScience: jAn jIntroduction
1. Why jare jnatural jsciences jalso jreferred jto jas j―pure‖ jsciences?
A. They jare jconsidered jstand-alone jbodies jof junique jknowledge.
B. They jare jthe jonly jsciences jto jwhich jthe jscientific jmethod jcan jbe japplied.
C. They jare jthe joriginal jsciences jupon jwhich jall jothers jare jbased.
D. They jare jnot jaffected jby jsubjectivity jin jthe jway jother jsciences jare.
Ans: j A
2. Which jis jnot jan jexample jof jan japplied jscience jas jused jin jhealth jcare jtoday?
A. Social jwork
B. Psychotherapy
C. Examination jof jcare jdisparities
D. Pathology
jAns: j D
3. Roberta jfirmly jbelieves jthat jindividual jexperiences jare jthe jsource jof jall jknowledge
jin jthe jworld. jAs ja jscientist, jshe jacknowledges jher jrole jas ja jparticipant jin jthe
jexperiments jshe jperforms jand jdoes jconsider jherself jmerely ja jdisconnected jobserver jof
jphenomenon. jRoberta’s jviews jare jmost jclos TeElySrTefBleActNivKeSoEf
jwLhLiEchRs.chCoOoMl jof jscientific jthought?
A. Natural jScience
B. Human jScience
C. Applied jScience
D. Soft jScience
jAns: j B
4. What jis jthe jultimate jgoal jof jthe jscientific jmethod?
A. Application jof jscientific jresults jto ja jrelated jbody jof jknowledge jin jorder jto jmeet jsome
,type jof jhuman jneed.
B. Examination jof jthe jdecisions jmade jby ja jscientist jto junderstand jthe jways
jin jwhich jsubjectivity jwas jintroduced jto jthe jexperiment.
C. Reproducible jexperimental jresults jthat jdo jnot jtake jresearcher jindividuality jinto jaccount.
D. Improving jthe jsituation jor jprocess jused jin jthe jexperiment jto jyield jmore
jaccurate jresults jin jrepeat jexperiments.
Ans: j C
5. Which jof jthe jfollowing jbest jdescribes jthe jaim jof jnatural jsciences?
A. Affirmation jof jthe jimportance jof jcultural junderstanding jby juncovering
jthe jcommon jsubjective jbiases jof jdifferent jdisciplines.
B. Improvement jof jthe jquality jof jlife jby junderstanding jwhat jhelps jpeople
jmaximize jtheir jfunctional jabilities.
C. Utilization jof jknowledge jby japplying jit jto ja jspecific jpurpose jin jorder jto
jbetter ja jsituation jor jchange jviewpoints.
D. Development jof jknowledge jfor jthe jsake jof jdeveloping jknowledge, jdiscovering
jtruth, jand jcontrolling joutcomes.
Ans: j D
6. Gretchen jand jPeter jare jgraduate jstudents jin jthe jsame jPhysics jlab. jTheir jsupervisor
jhas jasked jboth jof jthem jto jperform jthe jsame jexperiment jusing jthe jsame jprocedure
jand jequipment. j After jthey’ve jboth jcompleted jtheir jtask, jthe jcompare jtheir jresults
jand jdiscover jthat jthey jare jnearly jidentical. j Which jof jthe jfive jcriteria jfor jscience
jdoes jGretchen jand
Peter’s jdiscovery jexemplify?
A. Intersubjective jtestability
B. Reliability
, C. Definiteness jand jprecision
D. Coherence
jAns: j A
7. Which jstatement jdoes jnot jdescribe ja jgeneral jcharacteristic jof jphilosophy?
A. Thinking jfor jthe jsake jof jthinking.
B. Utilization jof jprocess jand joutcome.
C. Demarcation jof jwholeness jand jholism.
D. Application jof jepistemology jand jontology.
Ans: j C
8. Repetitive jpatterns jof jbehavior jdictated jby jpast jexperiences jis jan jexample jof jwhich
jsource jof jknowledge?
A. Doctrine
B. Common jsense
C. Tradition
D. Authority
jAns: j C
