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• Leerjaar 6

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1. What is said about Nick Chater's experiment in this passage?

1. Results showed that surroundings had influenced the participants' choices
2. A low financial compensation drew in only a small number of participants.
3. The composition of participants had probably created a false image of reality.

2. What did the experiment involving fruit and chocolate aim to improve?

1. Highly skilled people generally have strong will power.
2. People's appetite considerably influences their will power.
3. Performing tricky mental tasks reduces people's will power.

3. What do Mat Hunter and Ed Gardiner say about people and their behaviour?

1. People neglect taking responsibilities.
2. People are inclined to make bad choices.
3. People believe they are in charge.

4. How could violence against staff in emergency departments be reduced, according to Mat?

1. By managing the expectations of patients and visitors.
2. By training employees to give firm and decisive orders.
3. By identifying troublemakers and treating them in isolation.

5. How can Timandra Harkness' reaction to Nick Chater in this passage be described?

1. She offers a solution for his concern.
2. She questions his point of view.
3. She supports and shares his opinion.

6. Why is Mike Savage against occupation-based categories?

1. Because they fail to include the part of identity that comes from racial background.
2. Because of frequent job-hopping status is no longer determined by one's job.
3. Because they do not fully capture who people are and where they belong.

7. What is said here about the technical middle class?
People belonging to this class...

1. ...do not have friends from all walks of life.
2. ...lack the skills necessary to keep friends.
3. ...have little spare time to spend with friends.

8. Why is Colin Mills critical of the findings from the Great British Class Survey?

1. He believes that data collected from mixed sources should never be used together.
2. He wonders whethers the results were tampered with for commercial purposes.
3. He thinks the conclusions drawn are based on an inadequate number of participants.

9. Why is Beverly Skeggs critical of the Great British Class Survey?

1. It fails to measure political aspects like manipulation and control of the masses
2. It fails to measure political aspects like common interest and civil assemblage.
3. It fails to measure political aspects like welfare and the quality of social services.

10. What point did President Obama make at Georgetown University?

1. Scholars should cooperate globally to find solutions for climate problems.
2. It looks as if the research community has given up on climate studies.
3. There is no longer any doubt that people affect the climate negatively.

11. What does Chris Mooney say about right-wingers here?

1. They are traditionally inclined to rely on common sense rather than on scientific study.
2. They only accept scientific facts that suit them to counteract their political opponents.
3. They reject scientific findings because they doubt contemporary scientists are objective.

12. What does Susanna Elliott suggest about the way Australian politicians dealt with science?

1. They claimed to have solutions for scientific problems to keep the support of voters.
2. They simply refused to openly discuss any major topics with the scientific community.
3. They employed certain tactics which made it very difficult for scientists to speak up.

13. How does David Willetts compare the UK and the US?

1. In the UK scientists do not present evidence as controversially as in the US.
2. In the UK scientific research is less dependent on the state than in the US.
3. In the UK science is less likely to be exploited by politicians than in the US.

14. What does Daniel Sarewitz warm against?

1. Against political parties that have many scientists in their ranks.
2. Against scientists who present political views as scientific facts.
3. Against politicians who make use of unproven scientific insights.

15. What advice does Chris Mooney give here?
American Repulicans should...

1. ...accept that scientists are simply inclined to support the political left.
2. ...wait for popular culture to adopt scientific facts that support their beliefs.
3. ...stimulate more right-wing people to join the scientific community.

16. What phenomenon does Peter Lilley point to here?

1. Scientific study being delayed for lack of financial investments.
2. Solutions being rejected on other than scientific grounds.
3. Science being biased in favour of those who provide the pay.

17. What can be concluded about former Minister Michael Meacher's reaction to the presenter's accusations?
He believes that ...

1. ...different scientists come to contradictory conclusions using the same data.
2. ...scientific findings should be evaluated regardless of who presents them.
3. ...problems need to be analysed by a number of vested scientific authorities.

18. What does Michael Meacher say about politics and science in this passage?

1. He explains that the influence of science in politics is weakening.
2. He believes politicians should protect science from exploitation.
3. He claims politics and science are mostly affected by trade.

19. What point does Daniel Sarewitz make about politicians?

1. They hide behind science to avoid debating their viewpoints and possible consequences.
2. They encourage scientists to present their research results as interestingly as possible.
3. They do not realise that they are not competent enough to question scientific findings.