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32 Cards in this Set
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What is the purpose of the SB course?
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for you to become experimentally oriented in all aspects of life
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What is the goal of the course?
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developing a means of evaluating evidence
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What is the subject matter of science?
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The knowledge that has been obtained as a result of the application of the scientific method.
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What do some say is most important in science?
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the method
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What is the essence of sciene?
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Its methodology.
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The core of science is the [blank] method.
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Experimental
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If someone states something as a fact that you have previously learning about that leads you to question their evidence, we would say you have doubt because you have contradictory [blank]
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evidence or data
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Many used to believe that lunar cycles caused mental illness. The false conclusion about the moon and mental illness result from poor or insufficient [blank].
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evidence
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What are people gradually learning is necessary to guide their behavior?
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necessity for research and evidence
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What has also increased?
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Propaganda value of stating that something is "scientific"
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What must one learn to evaluate about behavior?
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Evidence
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Variable
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-A changeable condition
-Something that can occur or not occur -A situation that varies in value |
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Characteristics of person or things which can assume different values are called [blank].
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variables
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Three types of variables
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1. Independent variable
2. Dependent variable 3. Variables to be held constant |
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Independent variable
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variable that is manipulated directly by the experimenter
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Dependent variable
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variable that systematically changes value and depends upon the manipulations of the IV
outcome variable |
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Variable to be held constant
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all other variables that could affect the dependent variable;
must be controlled to see the effects of the IV |
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The antecedent event that the experimenter manipulates directly is the [blank] variable.
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Independent
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The change that systematically depends upon the manipulation of the IV is called the [blank] variable.
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Dependent
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The factor that is under study and varied by the experimenter, is known as the [blank].
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IV
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The outcome variable is the ...
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dependent variable.
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What are 3 conditions necessary for the use of the experimental method?
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1. Observable dependent and independent variables
2. Well-defined terms 3. Appropriate control over variables that might influence the outcome |
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The value of an experiment lies in the extent to which ...
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the dependent variable changes in the predicted direction
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What should one be careful of?
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Not to start classifying events as independent or dependent variables.
What a variable is called depends on how it is used in an experiment. |
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If we subjected the statement "A rolling stone gathers no moss" to experimental tests, what would the IV be?
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rolling
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The ability to control and vary the conditions of observation makes the [blank] method possible.
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experimental
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A good student of experimental evidence would ...
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change his position when data proved him/her wrong
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What is the self-corrective feature built into the experimental method?
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Replicability
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The strength of the experimental method lies in the fact that ...
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it tends to self-correct via replication
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What can an experiment be conducted on and where can an experiment be conducted?
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-on anything that can be objectively defined
-any place where control of variables and manipulation of variables is possible |
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What is said by many to be the sole reason for experimentation?
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Testing an unproven statement (hypothesis)
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What 4 things does Sidman list as reasons for experimentation?
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1. to indulge the investigator's curiosity about nature
2. to try out a new method or technique 3. to establish the existence of a behavioral phenomenon 4. to explore the conditions under which a phenomenon occurs |
