Chapter 1 Flashcards

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1
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Scientific hypothesis must be ______ and ________.

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Testable and Falsifible

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2
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An explination of a set of related observations based on well-supported hypotheses from several different, independent lines of research

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Scientific theory

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3
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Making multiple observations and then inferring a general principle to explain them

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Inductive reasoning

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4
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When researchers make specific predictions about expected outcomes.

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Deductive reasoning

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5
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Is absolutely proving hypothesis impossible?

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True because there could be other hypothesized reasons that could lead to the predicted result

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6
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____________ experiments test hypotheses about the effect of experimental treatments by comparing a randomly assigned experimental group with a control group

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Controlled

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7
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_______ are individuals who are treated identically to the experimental group except for application of the treatment.

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Controls

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8
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Double-Blind Experiments

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Neither research participants or data collectors know which individuals belong in the control or experiment group

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9
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__________ sources of information are experimental results published in professional journals and peer-reviewed by other scientists before publication.

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Primary

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10
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__________ sources are typically news, books, or websites that summarize the scientific research presented in primary sources. NOT PEER REVIEWED

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Secondary

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11
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Anecdotal evidence

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Unreliable means of evaluating information

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12
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Bio

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Life

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13
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Deduc

Deductive reasoning

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Reason out

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14
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Hypo

Hypothesis

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Under, below, or basis

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15
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Induc

Inductive reasoning

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Rely on reason to derive principles

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16
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Ology

Biology

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Study of