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1.The popularity of pseudoscience and quack medicines in thenineteenth century suggests that people were very ____, but thegullibility of the public today makes citizens of yesterday look likehard-nosed ____. cautious.. educators sophisticated.. realists rational.. pragmatists naive.. idealists credulous.. skeptics 2.Having sufficient income of her own constituted for Alice ____independence that made possible a degree of ____ in her emotional lifeas well. a material.. security a profound.. conformity a financial.. economy a psychological.. extravagance an unexpected.. uncertainty 3.The success of science is due in great part to its emphasis on____ : the reliance on evidence rather than ____ and the willingness todraw conclusions even when they conflict with traditional beliefs. causality.. experimentation empiricism.. facts objectivity.. preconceptions creativity.. observation conservatism.. assumptions 4.Given the failure of independent laboratories to replicate theresults of Dr. Johnsons experiment, only the most ____ supporters ofher hypothesis would be foolish enough to claim that it had beenadequately ____ | 
