Scientific Literature

Question 1

examples of good science follow what acronym?

Answer 1

CONPTT

Question 2

what does CONPTT stand for?

Answer 2

consistant
observable
natural
predictable
testable
tentative

Question 3

what does consistant mean in CONPTT?

Answer 3

must be reliable among other scientists who got the same results.

Question 4

what does observable mean in CONPTT?

Answer 4

must be registerable by sense(s)

Question 5

what does natural mean in CONPTT?

Answer 5

must be of the physical world (i.e. cannot be supernatral).

Question 6

what does predicatable mean in CONPTT?

Answer 6

this is obvious

Question 7

what does testable mean in CONPTT?

Answer 7

this is obvious

Question 8

what does tentative mean in CONPTT?

Answer 8

must be subject to revision and suggestion as time goes on with this particular study.

Question 9

What is a theory?

Answer 9

an explaination for a natural occurance that has stood up to rigorous testing,

and is so well supported that it’s the best explaination we have for that phenomonon.

Question 10

what 5 components are in well-designed experiments

Answer 10

independent variables,
dependent variables,
managed variables,
experimental group,
& a control group

Question 11

what is an independent variable?

Answer 11

a part of an experiment which changes in attepts to change the outcome.

Question 12

what is a dependent variable?

Answer 12

a part of an experiment which is altered depending on the indepentant variable.

Question 13

what is a managed variable?

Answer 13

a part of an experiment that must remain constant.

Question 14

what is a control group?

Answer 14

a group in an experiment where the independent variable remains the same or “normal”

Question 15

what is an experimental group?

Answer 15

a group in an experiment where the independent variable changes to fit the hypothesis.

Question 16

what is the importance of a DOUBLE-BLIND experiment?

Answer 16

they lack a placebo or bias in the experiment.

Question 17

what is the Null Hypothesis?

Answer 17

a hypothesis stating that an experiment’s dependent variable will remain unchanged, to matter the independent variable.

Question 18

what is the correct formatting of a scientific paper?

Answer 18

1. Abstract
2. Introduction - self-explainatory
3. Materials + Methods
4. Results
5. Discussion

Question 19

what is PSEUDOSCIENCE?

Answer 19

somehting that claims to be scientific, but is not– it may not satisfy CONPTT.

Question 20

what are the 5 best ways to identify pseudo-science?

Answer 20

sensationalism, biased research, small sample size, lack of reliable resources, or using correlation to explain causation.

Question 21

what are 8 characteristics of all living things?

Answer 21

1. reproduction
2. metabolism
3. dna
4. evolution
5. growth + development
6. response to environment
7. cells
8. homeostasis

CHEER - MGD

Question 22

what is the scientific method used for?

Answer 22

to test a hypothesis

Question 23

what should you always do after an experiment?

Answer 23

analyze the entire experiment for any possible unmanaged variables or sources of error