Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: on the effects of science

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. In Psychology, what does the Barnum Effect have to do with? Which of the following comes the closest?

Farming

Astrology – It is related to individuals giving high accuracy ratings to common descriptions of personality, like those given in the zodiac, as being specific to them, even though the descriptions are common enough that they suit just about anyone.

Medicine

Astrology – It is related to individuals giving high accuracy ratings to common descriptions of personality, like those given in the zodiac, as being specific to them, even though the descriptions are common enough that they suit just about anyone.

Astrology

Astrology – It is related to individuals giving high accuracy ratings to common descriptions of personality, like those given in the zodiac, as being specific to them, even though the descriptions are common enough that they suit just about anyone.

Rain

Astrology – It is related to individuals giving high accuracy ratings to common descriptions of personality, like those given in the zodiac, as being specific to them, even though the descriptions are common enough that they suit just about anyone.

. What does the Baskerville effect in cardiology have to do with?

Angiograms

Heart Attacks : It is the self-fulfilling prophesy that there is an increased rate of mortality due to heart attacks on days considered unlucky, due to the stress this causes on superstitious people.

Heart attacks

Heart Attacks : It is the self-fulfilling prophesy that there is an increased rate of mortality due to heart attacks on days considered unlucky, due to the stress this causes on superstitious people.

Heart beat

Heart Attacks : It is the self-fulfilling prophesy that there is an increased rate of mortality due to heart attacks on days considered unlucky, due to the stress this causes on superstitious people.

Fear of dogs

Heart Attacks : It is the self-fulfilling prophesy that there is an increased rate of mortality due to heart attacks on days considered unlucky, due to the stress this causes on superstitious people.

. What does the butterfly effect in physics have to do with? Choose the most appropriate answer.

Chaos theory

Chaos Theory – it is the high degree of sensitivity to initial conditions, so that a small change in a state of the system can cause a very large change in a later state of the system.

Black holes formation

Chaos Theory – it is the high degree of sensitivity to initial conditions, so that a small change in a state of the system can cause a very large change in a later state of the system.

Neutrino oscillations

Chaos Theory – it is the high degree of sensitivity to initial conditions, so that a small change in a state of the system can cause a very large change in a later state of the system.

Higgs boson

Chaos Theory – it is the high degree of sensitivity to initial conditions, so that a small change in a state of the system can cause a very large change in a later state of the system.

. Which among the following is related to the bystander effect in radiology?

Proximity

Proximity – It is the phenomenon that cells that are not irradiated show signs of being radiated as a result of signals received from nearby irradiated cells.

Awareness

Proximity – It is the phenomenon that cells that are not irradiated show signs of being radiated as a result of signals received from nearby irradiated cells.

Nutrition

Proximity – It is the phenomenon that cells that are not irradiated show signs of being radiated as a result of signals received from nearby irradiated cells.

Cell death

Proximity – It is the phenomenon that cells that are not irradiated show signs of being radiated as a result of signals received from nearby irradiated cells.

. In astronomy, what is the black drop effect related to?

Solar eclipse

Transit of Venus. It is the effect of seeing venus against the sun like a black drop and sometimes seen during the transit of mercury.

Lunar eclipse

Transit of Venus. It is the effect of seeing venus against the sun like a black drop and sometimes seen during the transit of mercury.

Transit of venus

Transit of Venus. It is the effect of seeing venus against the sun like a black drop and sometimes seen during the transit of mercury.

Sunspots

Transit of Venus. It is the effect of seeing venus against the sun like a black drop and sometimes seen during the transit of mercury.