14. REVIEW QUESTIONS.
(1) Show that facts are the raw material of induction.
(2) Define and illustrate a fact.
(3) Define induction in terms of the notion.
(4) Define and illustrate observation.
(5) Define and illustrate experiment.
(6) Show the difference between observation and experiment.
(7) State and exemplify the rules for logical observation and experiment.
(8) Illustrate the method of averaging observations.
(9) Explain “preadjustment of attention.”
(10) What is the most common error with the untrained observer? Explain and illustrate.
(11) Explain the expression “all-angled observer.”
(12) State and exemplify the errors of observation and experiment.
(13) To what error in observation are superstitions generally due?
(14) Define and illustrate hypothesis.
(15) Indicate the difference between an hypothesis and an ordinary induction.
(16) When may theory and hypothesis be used interchangeably? Illustrate.
(17) Show by illustration that the term theory is ambiguous.
(18) Summarize the requirements of a permissible hypothesis. Illustrate.
(19) Select some school room experience with a view of making it conform to the requirements of a permissible hypothesis.
(20) Explain and illustrate the uses of hypothesis.
(21) “The scientific discoverer climbs up to the light on the stairway of discarded hypotheses.” Explain.
(22) Write a short theme on “Characteristics Required by Scientific Investigators.”