Methods

Question 1

scientific inquiry flow chart

Answer 1

theory -> prediction -> observation -> data -> analyze and interpret -> theory -> cont’d

Question 2

materialism

Answer 2

everything can be explained with physical properties

Question 3

reductionism

Answer 3

complex things can be reduced to simpler expectations

Question 4

logical empiricism

Answer 4

meaningful statements are reducible to empirical observations and mathematical logic

Question 5

who coined falsibility

Answer 5

Karl Popper

Question 6

falsibiability

Answer 6

we can only accept ideas that can be proven wrong

Question 7

Jason division

Answer 7

scientists who researched more horrible weapons to use in Vietnam

Question 8

syphilis study

Answer 8

scientists deliberately gave African men syphilis while searching for the cure

Question 9

Hisato Yoshimura

Answer 9

did horrible studies during WW2 like testing the freezing point of limbs

Question 10

what percentage of world weapons are made by the UN security council

Answer 10

95%

Question 11

5 countries of UN security council

Answer 11

1. US
2. Britain
3. Russia
4. China
5. France

Question 12

who wrote the War of Worldviews

Answer 12

Chopra and Mlodinow

Question 13

what perspective did Chopra represent

Answer 13

holistic health

Question 14

what perspective did Mlodinow represent

Answer 14

physics

Question 15

meditative inquiry flow chart

Answer 15

guide/teacher -> prediction -> observations -> signs -> analyze and interpret -> guide/teacher -> cont’d

Question 16

how do meditative inquiry observations differ from scientific inquiry

Answer 16

these observations are subjective

Question 17

3 things that affect you associated with meditation

Answer 17

1. relaxation
2. making a commitment
3. lifestyle changes

Question 18

5 things you think affect you associated with meditation

Answer 18

1. apophenia
2. seeking comfort
3. justification of effort
4. bandwagon fallacy
5. argument from antiquity fallacy

Question 19

apophenia

Answer 19

tendency to see patterns where there are none

Question 20

justification of effort

Answer 20

justifying investment into a situation when the result isn’t there

Question 21

argument from antiquity fallacy

Answer 21

if people have been doing it for a long time, it must be true

Question 22

5 design issues that you might think are effects of meditation

Answer 22

1. placebo effect
2. self-selection
3. attrition
4. mistaken memories
5. trying to please your doctor

Question 23

attrition

Answer 23

biased sample as people drop out of a study over time