Positivism quiz
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Positivism can be connected to which ToK concept
Coherence theory
(wrong answers:
Knowledge and language,
Pragmatic theory,
Personal Knowledge)
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Which of these was not affected by Positivism in the 19th and 20th centuries?
The Enlightenment
(wrong answers:
American high class,
The Harlem Renaissance,
Electricity)
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Positivism is derived from:
Sensory input and scientific method
(wrong answers:
Logic and mathematics,
Faith and religious knowledge,
The scientific method and mathematics)
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True or False: the involvement of positivism improved the US legal system
False
(wrong answers:
True)
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Who had the most influence on Positivism?
Auguste Comte
(wrong answers:
Thomas Edison,
Rene Descardes,
Augusta Savage)
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Who had the most influence on Positivism?
The process of quantitative research and data collection is more rigid
(wrong answers:
It's claim to certainty,
Emotions, beliefs, and intentions are ignored, limiting the social sciences,
Abstract ideas are impossible to create using positivism)