Interactions of Science and Technology: Definition of Science
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Which of the following best describes the demarcationist view on the relationship between science and technology?

  • Science and technology are independent, with scientists and technologists having different goals, methods, and outcomes. (correct)
  • Science and technology engage in a two-way interaction, with each field learning from and stimulating the other in mutually beneficial ways.
  • Technology precedes and is foundational to science, as human experience with tools and instruments is necessary for conceptual development.
  • The relationship between science and technology is a timeless and single enterprise, with science always producing practical benefits for technology.

According to the materialist view, what is the relationship between technology and science?

  • Technology and science are independent and have no meaningful interaction.
  • The relationship between science and technology is a timeless and single enterprise, with science always producing practical benefits for technology.
  • Science and technology engage in a two-way interaction, with each field learning from and stimulating the other.
  • Technology is historically and ontologically prior to science, as human experience with tools and instruments is necessary for conceptual development. (correct)

What is the key characteristic of the interactionist view on the relationship between science and technology?

  • Science and technology are independent, with differing goals, methods, and outcomes.
  • The relationship between science and technology is a timeless and single enterprise, with science always producing practical benefits for technology.
  • Technology precedes and is foundational to science, as human experience with tools and instruments is necessary for conceptual development.
  • Science and technology engage in a two-way interaction, with each field learning from and stimulating the other in mutually beneficial ways. (correct)

What was the 'fateful change' in the relationship between science and society that occurred in the twentieth century?

<p>Governments came to believe that theoretical research can produce practical improvements in industry, agriculture, and medicine. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes the relationship between science and technology according to the text?

<p>Science and technology engage in a two-way interaction, with each field learning from and stimulating the other. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the key difference between the demarcationist and materialist views on the relationship between science and technology?

<p>The demarcationist view sees science and technology as independent, while the materialist view sees technology as historically and ontologically prior to science. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary reason for the common assumption that the dependence of technology on science is a timeless relationship and a single enterprise?

<p>Science became so identified with practical benefits that this dependence is commonly assumed. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes the relationship between science and technology according to the 'interactionist view' mentioned in the text?

<p>Science and technology engage in a two-way interaction, with each field learning from and stimulating the other in mutually beneficial ways. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which view on the relationship between science and technology recognizes that 'modern science is almost entirely based on interpretations of data generated by instruments made by technologists'?

<p>The materialist view (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes how the relationship between science and technology changed in the twentieth century according to the text?

<p>Science and technology engaged in a more two-way interaction, with each field learning from and stimulating the other in mutually beneficial ways. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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