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17 Cards in this Set
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Science is: |
B) both a body of knowledge and an intellectual activity encompassing observation, description, experimentation, and explanation of natural phenomena. |
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All of the following are elements of the biological literacy except: |
B) reading the most important books in biology |
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Superstitions are: |
D) irrational beliefs that actions not logically related to a course of events influence its outcome |
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To be useful in the scientific method, an observation must be: |
B) measurable |
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Empirical results: |
C) are based on observation |
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To be useful, a hypothesis will: |
A) generate a testable prediction |
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Which of the following statements is correct? |
A) a hypothesis that does not generate a testable prediction is not useful |
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The placebo effect: |
A) is the frequency observed phenomenon that people tend to respond favorably to any treatment |
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Which of the following correctly describes a double-blind test? |
B) Neither the researchers nor the study participants know who is receiving the drug and who is receiving the placebo |
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In controlled experiments: |
A) one variable is manipulated while there are others held constant |
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If a researcher uses the same experimental setup as in another study, but with a different research subjects, the process is considered: |
D) exploration |
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An independent variable: |
A) can cause change in the dependent variable |
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Statistical methods make it possible to: |
B) determine how likely it is that certain results have occurred by chance |
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Anecdotal evidence: |
E) can seem to reveal links between two phenomena but the links do not actually exist |
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A relationship between phenomena that has been establish on the basis of large amounts of observational and experimental data is referred to as: |
A) theory |
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Which of the following issues would be least helped by application of the scientific method? |
D) formulating public policy on euthanasia |
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What is the meaning of the statement "Correlation does not imply causation?" |
A) just because two variables vary in a similar pattern does not mean that changing one variable causes a change in the other |
