Chapter 1 Review Questions Flashcards
Which of the following is an example of inductive reasoning?
A. All cows eat grass
B. If all cows eat grass, when I examine a random sample of all the cows in Minnesota, I will find that all of them eat grass.
C. My cow eats grass and my neighbor’s cow eats grass; therefore, all cows probably eat grass.
C. My cow eats grass and my neighbor’s cow eats grass; therefore, all cows probably eat grass.
A scientific hypothesis is a
proposed explanation for an observation.
How is a scientific theory different from a scientific hypothesis?
A. It is based on weaker evidence
B. It is not falsifiable
C. It can explain a large number of observations
C. It can explain a large number of observations
One hypothesis states that eating chicken noodle soup is an effective treatment for colds. Which of the following results does this hypothesis test?
A. People who eat chicken noodle soup have shorter colds than do people who do not eat chicken noodle soup
B. Cold viruses cannot live in chicken noodle soup
C. Consuming chicken noodle soup causes people to sneeze
A. People who eat chicken noodle soup have shorter colds than do people who do not eat chicken noodle soup
Control subjects in an experiment
A. Should be similar in most ways to the experimental subjects
B. should not know whether they are in the control or experimental group
C. Should have essentially the same interactions with the researchers as the experimental subjects
D. Help eliminate alternative hypotheses that could explain experimental results
E. All of the above
E. All of the above
An experiment in which neither the participants in the experiment nor the technicians collecting the data know which individuals are in the experimental group and which ones are in the control group is known as
Double-blind
A primary source of scientific results are?
A. the news media
B. Anecdotes from others
C. articles in peer-reviewed journals
C. articles in peer-reviewed journals
