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The Doctrine of Humors |
States that living things are composed of four fluids, or "humors" |
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The Doctrine of Signatures |
The belief that God left physical signs on Earth to cure diseases |
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Types of Logical Reasoning |
1) Inductive Reasoning 2) Deductive Reasoning |
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Inductive Reasoning |
Observing facts to come to a general conclusion (scientific principle) |
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Deductive Reasoning |
Begins with general principles assumed to be true and draws conclusions about particulars |
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Realm of Science |
Man's observations of the Physical World |
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The Scientific Meathod |
A logical procedure for choosing an answer to a question |
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What are the seven steps to the Scientific Method? |
1) Observe 4) Analyze 2) Collect 5) Choose 3) Classify 6) Verify 7) Product |
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What is a bias? |
Something that someone wants to believe |
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What is an infusion? |
A nutrient-rich solution in which microorganisms can live |
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What is a microbe? |
A microscopic organism |
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What is Science? |
Facts and stuff that are gathered by observing the world |
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What are the four fluids in the Doctrine of Humors? |
1) Black Bile 3) Blood 2) Yellow Bile 4) Phlegm |
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What are facts? |
Stuff that is proven |
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What is "stuff"? |
Beliefs, theories, ideas, and opinions |
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What is the creations mandate? |
- Explore - Experiment - Take care of |
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Theory |
That which is thought to be true, is not revealed truth but may be part of unrevealed truth |
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Controlled experiment |
An experiment testing two identical groups for a single variable |
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Independant variable |
The difference between the control group and the experimental group |
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Control group |
The group in an experiment that is not exposed to the experimental group |
