PPt.3: The Scientific Method Unit 1

Question 1

Approach that explains rather than just describes

Answer 1

Mechanistic Approach

Question 2

A mechanistic approach must be measured or quantified also known as

Answer 2

Operationally Defined

Question 3

The Scientific Process #1

Answer 3

Observation

Question 4

Approach that is knowledge from observation

Answer 4

Empirical Approach

Question 5

The Scientific Process #2

Answer 5

Defining a Problem

Question 6

The Scientific Process #3

Answer 6

Formulating a Hypothesis

Question 7

Once observations have been made, the scientist may put together a _______ _______ to account for them or the hypothesis

Answer 7

Tentative Explanation

Question 8

The Scientific Process #4

Answer 8

Testing the Hypothesis

Question 9

The Explanatory variables of an experiment

The conditions or events under study

Answer 9

Independent Variables

Question 10

The Response variables of an experiment

Can change or be affected

Answer 10

Dependent Variables

Question 11

Conditions that stay the same

It is the zero or the starting point

Answer 11

Controlled Variables

Question 12

Term for something that can have more than one female mate at a time

Answer 12

Polygynous

Question 13

Hypothesis where nothing changes

Answer 13

Null Hypothesis

Question 14

Educated guess to be studied

Answer 14

Experimental Hypothesis

Question 15

The Scientific Process #5

Answer 15

Collecting and Organizing the test results

Question 16

Science that deals with drawing conclusions from samples rather than the whole populations

Answer 16

Statistics

Question 17

The Scientific Process #6

Answer 17

Generalizing from the result

Question 18

If the hypothesis is accepted often, or with a high degree of confidence, it may be elevated to a theory, law or principle through _______

Answer 18

Induction