Taner Edis

Weird Science Student Survey

If you are taking “Weird Science” this semester, I will need the following information. I won’t use it for anything other than course-related purposes, and I won’t release your name in connection with your answers for any reason. Your answers here have nothing to do with your grade.

Name:
E-mail address:
Major:
Year: Junior Senior
Please indicate your background knowledge on the following subjects using the list below:

  1. A good deal of knowledge and interest; for example, have taken an upper-level course in the subject and have done well.
  2. Moderate knowledge: Taken an introductory course and done well, or have done some independent reading on the subject.
  3. Passable: Squeaked by an intro course.
  4. Somewhat uninformed: Not exposed to the subject formally, but not entirely clueless.
  5. It’s greek to me!

For example, if you know a great deal about evolution, you should enter a 1.
Evolution 1   2   3 4 5
Physics 1 2 3 4 5
Experimental Psychology 1 2 3 4 5
Statistics 1 2 3 4 5
Sociology 1 2 3 4 5
Philosophy of Science 1 2 3 4 5
Other Philosophy 1 2 3 4 5
Please indicate your current opinion on the following claims using the list below:

  1. Strongly agree: probably correct.
  2. Somewhat agree: probably something to it.
  3. Undecided, uncertain, or don’t know.
  4. Somewhat disagree: sounds doubtful.
  5. Strongly disagree: probably wrong/false.

For example, if you strongly agree that evolution is false, you should enter a 1.
Evolution is false 1 2 3 4 5
Astrology works 1 2 3 4 5
Homeopathy cures disease 1 2 3 4 5
Psychic powers are real 1 2 3 4 5
End-times prophecy is trustworthy 1 2 3 4 5
Alien contact has happened 1 2 3 4 5
Reincarnation is true 1 2 3 4 5
Angels and demons exist 1 2 3 4 5
Palm-reading works 1 2 3 4 5
Please provide a short elaboration of your thoughts about UFOs and alien contact.
Please provide a short elaboration of your thoughts about creationism and evolution.
Please provide a short elaboration of your thoughts about psychic powers.

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