3.1 Scientific Principals and Processes

Question 1

What are negative results

Answer 1

The failure to find a effect

Question 2

What is the null hypothesis

Answer 2

A hypothesis which scientists and researched try to disprove, nullify or reject

Question 3

What is a peer review

Answer 3

When research is checked by other scientists to decide which research should be published in a scientific journal

Question 4

What is a review article

Answer 4

summarises the current knowledge and findings in a particular field

Question 5

What are scientific ethics

Answer 5

Honest and unbiased reporting of methods, data and analysis

Question 6

What is plagiarism

Answer 6

Passing of another persons writing or ideas as your own

Question 7

Replacement

Answer 7

Animals should be avoided and replaced with alternatives as often as possible

Question 8

Refinement

Answer 8

Of methods used on animals, harm should be minimised

Question 9

Reduction

Answer 9

Number of animals used in a study should be reduced as much as possible

Question 10

Describe the scientific cycle

Answer 10

1. Construction of testable hypothesis
2. Experimental design
3. Gathering, recording and analysis of data
4. Evaluation of results
5. Conclusion

Question 11

What are the three ethical guidelines for human studies

Answer 11

Informed consent
Right to Withdraw
Confidentiality

Question 12

Pseudo replication

Answer 12

The process of artificially inflating the number of samples or replicates