MN502 quiz 1

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. Roberta’s views are most closely reflective of

which school of scientific thought?

Question options:

a) Natural Science

b) Human Science

c) Applied Science

d) Soft Science

Question 2 1 / 1 point

What is the ultimate goal of the scientific method?

Question options:

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 in repeat experiments.

Question 3 1 / 1 point

Which statement best describes the role that logical positivism plays in modern philosophical thought

about nursing science and science in general?

Question options:

a) It remains at the forefront of the understanding of science and dictates the ways in which scientific research is performed.

b) It works in concert with humanistic philosophies of science, with the opposing ideologies functioning as a system of philosophical checks and balances.

c) It no longer holds sway over the sciences, but its influence is so deeply ingrained in the field that it continues to impact modern ideas about science.

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