TMA1/SED413

My TMA Home TMA Results My Pending TMA Quick Help TMA Quiz Questions TMA: TMA1/SED413 Matric Number:  SCORE=8.50 SED413 - Science, Technology and Society Dr Afolabi S.S (safolabi@noun.edu.ng ) 1 science as an intellectual acitivity carried out by human that are designed to discover information about the natural world in which humans live and to discover the ways in which this information can be organized into meaningful patterns. Whose view about science is this? Mani Gottlieb Holkbrook Lewis 2 Which of these is embedded in science, technology and society history politics sociology A-C 3 Science, technology and society is a study rooted first in __ Sweden U.K USA China 4 ___ is a human enterprise with a social dimension carrieed out by a group of practitioners with certain attitude, values and disposition. science technology theology society 5 Which of these should not be the attitude of a sientist? subjectivity critical mindedness honesty humility 6 Science is: I) tentative II) authoritarian III) contingent I, II II and III I and III All the above 7 Which of these are science process? oservation prediction analysis A - C 8 Technology: I) is application of scientific results II) make use of scientific knowledge III) is used to develop tools and equipment I only I and II only II and III only I - III 9 Technology dates back to ___ 5 decades a century millennium millons of years 10 Which of these is/are product of technology? I) aircraft II) tools III) Grinding stone I and II only I and III only II and III only All the above 11 Transfer of technology include: I) skills II) knowledge III) techniques I and II only I and III only I, II and III None 12 A scientist must be I) rational II) objective III) humble I only I and II only II and III only I - III 13 The society has negative effect on science positive effect on science both positive and negative effect on science no effect on science 14 A social insytitution is a social arrangement that directs or channels ehaviours in prescibed ways in important areas of social life. This is the idea of ___ Eitzen & Zinn Code & Shynn Gottlieb & Lewis Mani & Zinn 15 Which of these is a social institution? I) medicine II) polity III) science I and II only II and III only I, II and III None of the above 16 The act of promoting health through organised efforts and informed choices of society is called ___ public health curative health preventive health traditional care 17 ___ is an applied science that deals with application of science, technology and engineering preventive health health care science public health 18 Which of these is not a communicable disease? flu deafness maleria colds 19 Which of these could be vector of communicable diseases? insects rats birds All the above 20 A communicable disease can be transmitted through I) skin II) contaminated food III) air I only I and II only II and III only all the above