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- 1Science is the ________and__________ of knowledge and understanding of the _____ and _____ world following a ______________ based on __________.pursuit and application
natural and social
systematic methodology
evidence - 2Science aims to __________, __________, __________ and __________describe
predict
control
explain - 33 essential features of scienceSystematic empiricism
Empirical questions
Public knowledge - 4Systematic empiricismlearning based on validated methods of observation
- 5Empirical questionsinvestigating phenomena that can be observed in the real world
- 6Public knowledgeresults must be shared
- 7Features of pseudoscienceUse of vague, exaggerated or untestable
claims
Improper collection of evidence
Lack of openness to testing by other experts - 8Features of pseudoscienceAbsence of progress
Personalization of issues
Use of misleading language
Undisclosed interests - 9The scientific method is an organizational and ___________ process for evaluating ideas with observation and analysisSELF-CORRECTING
- 10theory vs hypothesishypothesis = form of a statement
"Sleep deprived individuals will remember less from the day before"
the theory = explanation for the hypothesis - 11More concrete: df. theoryA theory is a coherent explanation or interpretation of one or more phenomena. They go BEYOND the phen. they explain by including variables, structures, processes, functions, or organizing principles that have not been observed directly.
- 12More concrete df.: hypothesis= a specific prediction about a new phenomenon that should be observed if a particular theory is accurate.
. Hypotheses are often but not always derived from theories. - 13How are hypotheses developed?They are developed by considering existing evidence and using reasoning to infer what will happen in the specific context of interest. Hypotheses are often but not always derived from theories.
- 14relationship between theory/ hypothesesTheories and hypotheses always have this if-then relationship. “If drive theory is correct, then cockroaches should run through a straight runway faster, and a branching runway more slowly, when other cockroaches are present.”
- 15alternatively 3 types of hypotheses
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