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This document appears to be a final exam for a course on Science, Technology and Society. It contains multiple choice questions, identification questions, matching questions, and essay questions. The multiple choice questions cover topics like the scientific method, humanism, robotics laws, and ancient civilizations. The identification questions ask about things like agriculture technology programs in the Philippines, cybercrime laws, and Mesoamerican technology. The matching questions match scientific figures and inventions to their contributions. And the essay questions ask about how technology affects students, online vs in-person learning preferences, and the effect of war on technological development.

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STS Final Exam Review Guide

This document appears to be a final exam for a course on Science, Technology and Society. It contains multiple choice questions, identification questions, matching questions, and essay questions. The multiple choice questions cover topics like the scientific method, humanism, robotics laws, and ancient civilizations. The identification questions ask about things like agriculture technology programs in the Philippines, cybercrime laws, and Mesoamerican technology. The matching questions match scientific figures and inventions to their contributions. And the essay questions ask about how technology affects students, online vs in-person learning preferences, and the effect of war on technological development.

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  • Test I: Multiple Choice
  • Test II: Identification
  • Test IV: Essay
  • Test III: Matching Type

Name: ________________________________ Date: _________________

Course _______________________________ Time: _________________


Year: ________________________________ Score: ________________

FINAL EXAMINATION
Science, Technology and Society

Test I. Multiple Choice: Choose the best answer. Write the letter of the correct answer on
the space provided.
_____1. Which of the following gives premium to empiricism and only takes into account
those results which are measurable and experiments which are repeatable.
a. Observation b. Determine the Problem
c. Formulate Hypothesis d. drawing conclusions
_____2. Encourages research in order to determine which among the theories can stand
the test of falsification.
a. Observation b. Determine the Problem
c. Formulate Hypothesis d. drawing conclusions
_____3. The scientific method is a sequence of steps followed by scientists to differentiate
truth from superstition, or validate or refute speculations. Which of the following is
the last step in the scientific method?
a. Observation b. Determine the Problem
c. Formulate Hypothesis d. drawing conclusions
_____4. A group of scholars who believed that only those which can be observed should
be regarded as meaningful and reject those which cannot be directly accessed as
meaningless.
a. Psychologist b. Vienna Circle c. Nicomachean d. hedonists
_____5. Which of the statement is not true about humanist;
a. The ultimate basis of happiness is the communion with God.
b. Man is literally the captain of his own ship
c. Humanists see themselves not merely as stewards of the creation but as individuals
who are in control of themselves and the world outside them.
d. All of the above
_____6. For them, happiness can only be attained by a careful practice of apathy.
a. Stoics b. hedonists c. theists d. eudaimonists
_____7.The following are roles played by robotics except
a. Ease the workload for mankind
b. Make life more efficient and less stressful
c. Perform complicated activities
d. It is used to injure a human being
_____8. Which of the following is not true on the laws of robots
a. A Robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being
to come to harm.
b. A robot must obey orders given it by human beings except where such orders
would conflict with the first law.
c. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not
conflict with the first or second law.
d. A robot may injure a human if humans disobeyed the robot.

Test II. Identification. Identify what is asked.

________________1. It improves the Agriculture and Fisheries Sector through


Mechanization (AFMech).
________________2. It is one of the more known laws to be passed by her administration
was the R.A. 9367.
________________3.It outlaws computer hacking and provides opportunities for new
businesses emerging from the Internet-driven New Economy.
________________ 4. It is the R.A. Magna Carta for Science and Technology Personnel.
________________ 5. It the R.A. that was designed to protect and preserve the
environment and ensure the sustainable development of its natural
resources.
________________ 6. This civilization used calendars in their planning, and growing
different crops.
________________7. The civilization whose calendars has 12 months to mark their
religious festivals
________________8. It is called the system with knotted ropes In Mesoamerica

________________9. Form of technology in Mesoamerica for agriculture farming in which


the land was divided into rectangular areas and surrounded by canals.
_______________10. An invention used for travelling in water systems and was described
as a light narrow boat.
_______________11. What period does Asia’s time for rapid change is?

_______________12. What civilization that invented chocolates?

_______________13. Who proposed that the planets instead revolved around the sun?

_______________14. According to him, the development of his life from non-life and
stresses a purely naturalistic (undirected) “descent with modification”.
_______________15. Who theory of psychoanalytic state that personality develops
through a series of stages, each stages characterized by a certain
internal psychological conflict.

Test [Link] TYPE: Match column A with column B. Write only the letter of your
answer on the space provided before each number.
___A____1. Paul Gottlieb Nipkow a. electric telescope
___E___2. Alan Archibald Campbell b. Unimate
___B___3. George Devol c. Three laws of robotics
___D___4. Martin Cooper d. Motorola DynaTac
___C___5.Isaac Asimov e. Cathode ray tube

Test IV. ESSAY. Explain Briefly and Concisely.

A. How Technology affect your life as student? (10 pts)

B. What do you prefer face to face or Module? Defend your answer. (10pts)

C. Determine the effect of war to the development of one country. (15 pts)

Prepared By: Checked by:

LEO B. ROMAN IMELDA C. AGBISIT, PhD


Subject In-Charge DNS - Chairman

Noted by:

RONALD B. BULWAYAN, MAEd RUTH ANNE MARIE A. AQUINO, MPA


Dean – CLASS Dean – CBAA

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Technological advancements like calendars had a profound impact on religious and societal practices by allowing ancient civilizations to align agricultural activities with religious festivals, thereby integrating societal functioning with cosmic and natural cycles .

Robotics ease mankind's workload by performing complicated activities and making life more efficient and less stressful. However, according to the ethical laws, robots must not injure humans, must follow human orders unless they conflict with the first law, and can self-preserve only if it does not conflict with the first two laws .

Calendars were used by ancient civilizations in their planning and growing different crops, which allowed them to structure their agricultural activities and religious festivals, hence optimizing productivity and cultural events .

The principle of falsification encourages research to determine which among the theories can stand the test of falsification, ensuring only robust and falsifiable theories are accepted .

The Republic Act in the Philippines designed for environmental protection and sustainable development of natural resources is the specified RA mentioned in the document .

Ancient Mesoamerican civilizations contributed to agricultural technology through the system of dividing land into rectangular areas surrounded by canals—a precursor to advanced farming techniques—enhancing irrigation and crop management .

The scientific method is crucial for differentiating truth from superstition as it provides a structured sequence of steps including observation, problem determination, hypothesis formulation, and drawing conclusions, which are essential for validating or refuting speculations .

The Vienna Circle was a group of scholars who believed that only those phenomena that can be observed should be regarded as meaningful, rejecting non-observable entities as meaningless .

Ethical considerations in robotics emphasize that robots should not harm humans, must obey human orders without conflicting with safety, and can prioritize self-preservation only if it protects human life first, ensuring ethical alignment with human safety .

In scientific empiricism, repeatability of experiments is crucial as it ensures results are reliable and not due to random chance, allowing for consistent validation of hypotheses through measured and repeatable experiments .

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