The Scientific Method Flashcards

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What is a hypothesis?

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A hypothesis is an educated guess that attempts to explain an observation or answer a question.

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What is a theory?

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A theory is a hypothesis that has been tested with a significant amount of data.

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What is a scientific law?

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A scientific law is a theory that has been tested by and is consistent with generations of data.

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What is an experimental variable?

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An experimental variable is an aspect of an experiment that changes during the course of the experiment.

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What is a counter-example?

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A counter-example is an example that goes against a conclusion.

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What is the control of an experiment?

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The control of an experiment is the part to which all others will be compared.

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What are blind studies?

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Blind studies are experiments in which the participants don’t know whether or not they are in the control group.

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What are double-blind studies?

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Double-blind studies are experiments in which neither the participants nor the people analyzing the data know who is in the control group.

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What is subjective data?

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Subjective data is data that depends to some extent on the opinions of the people analyzing it.

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What is objective data?

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Objective data is data that cannot be affected by opinions.

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