1. Which of the following terms best describes the idea by Langdon Winner in The Whale and the Reactor that technological devices are not merely tools, but also “tend to engender distinctive worlds?”
a. None of these choices are correct
b. Ross’s “happy little accidents” thesis
c. Technological determinism
d. Skynet
e. Technologies as “forms of life”
2. Which of the following are research methods are commonly used in the field of Science and Technology Studies (STS) to study laboratories?
a. Double-blind laboratory experiments
b. Ethnographic fieldwork
c. Econometric Analysis
d. Taste-testing
3. Which of the following ARE NOT reasons why race is an illegitimate biological category?
a. There is no biological diversity between human beings
b. Most traits associated with “races” are continuous, while the concept of race is discrete
c. Traits traditionally associated with “races” are nonconcordant, and not well described by “racial” categorization
d. Homo sapiens sapiens is a very young species, which means that humans are very genetically similar compared to most other organisms
5. Which of the following terms used by Langdon Winner in The Whale and the Reactor best describe the idea that we tend not to ask serious questions about technology, even as it has profound effects upon our lives and societies?
a. Luddism
b. Technological somnambulism
c. Technological insomnia
d. Zombie-cyborg syndrome
e. Post-normal science
1.ANS: e. Technologies as “forms of life”
2.ANS: b. Ethnographic fieldwork
3.ANS : d Homo sapiens sapiens is a very young species, which means that humans are very genetically similar compared to most other organisms
5.ANS: b. Technological somnambulism
1. Which of the following terms best describes the idea by Langdon Winner in The Whale...