Week 9 - Science

Question 1

Falsification

Answer 1

The requirement that a scientific hypothesis could fail some tests.

Question 2

Hypothesis

Answer 2

An explanation for a series of observations; is usually embedded in a background theory or set of assumptions.

Question 3

Paradigm

Answer 3

A subset of a Worldview that is used to support a particular theory, or field of knowledge, particularly in Science.

Question 4

Pseudoscience

Answer 4

Non-scientific reasoning that masquerades as science in order to make its claims seem more reliable or justified than they are in fact.

Question 5

Theory

Answer 5

A comprehensive account of some aspect of nature, supported by a large body of converging evidence, based on repeated observations and testing, usually integrating and generalising hypotheses, and making consistently accurate predictions across a broad area of scientific inquiry.

Question 6

Verification

Answer 6

The requirement that a scientific hypothesis passes all its tests.