Basics

Question 1

Independent variable?

Answer 1

Is the factor being changed

Question 2

Dependent variable?

Answer 2

Factor that changes becasue of the independent variable

Question 3

Controlled variable ?

Answer 3

Are factors that are kept the same for the controlled and experimental groups

Question 4

Uncontrolled variables are ??

Answer 4

Are not kept the same ( may have been overlooked or impossible to control)

Question 5

Three types of errors, explaining about them

Answer 5

Human- mistakes
Systematic- occurs because the way the experiment is designed
Random- unpredictable and occur in all experiments

Question 6

Placebo is a ?

Answer 6

Inactive substance that looks like the real medication

Question 7

Placebo effect?

Answer 7

Patients who are given the placebo show improvement in their condition. If there is a difference between new drugs and placebo the researcher can say the new drug is effective

Question 8

Purpose of a control group

Answer 8

To identify if the variable being tested actually affects the experiment

Question 9

Qualitative

Answer 9

Observations and written results

Question 10

Quantitive

Answer 10

Numerical values

Question 11

List the five ethical problems during scientific research

Answer 11

1. Voluntary participation
2. Informed consent
3. Risk of harm
4. Confidentiality
5. Anonymity

Question 12

Hypothesis

Answer 12

Dependent and independent variable, if then statement