One of the Major Changes in Philosophy During Recent Times

question 13

Multiple Choice

One of the major changes in philosophy during recent times has been related to linguistics; philosophers who approach their studies from this viewpoint would be most likely to say that

• A) the study of other languages helps people understand that different cultures place differing degrees of importance on single events as well as entire belief systems.
• B) discussing ideas with an open mind makes it more likely that one will come to a realization of the truth.
• C) talk is cheap, because there is no truth to be found.
• D) learning to express oneself well will give a person a more fruitful life.
• E) there is no true spirit or soul; rather, only when we talk about something does it exist at all.

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Definitions:

Normal Distribution

A bell-shaped frequency distribution curve that is symmetric about the mean, showing that data near the mean are more frequent in occurrence.

Goodness-of-fit Test

A statistical test used to determine if a set of observed frequencies differs significantly from the expected frequencies.

Test Statistic

A value calculated from sample data during a hypothesis test, used to make a decision about the null hypothesis.

Z

In statistics, 'Z' often refers to a Z-score, which measures the number of standard deviations a data point is from the mean.