BSC 101 Exam 1
What is the order of the scientific method myth - ✔✔1. Observe
2. Question (prediction & hypothesis)
3. Experiment (independent variable, dependent variable, control, data)
4. Evaluate hypothesis
5. D
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BSC 101 Exam 1
What is the order of the scientific method myth - ✔✔1. Observe
2. Question (prediction & hypothesis)
3. Experiment (independent variable, dependent variable, control, data)
4. Evaluate hypothesis
5. Draw conclusions
Good and bad about the scientific method myth - ✔✔good- scientists test ideas with evidence
bad- oversimplified, implies one experiment can answer a research question, not linear, implies
science is an independent effort, no creativity/imagination, ignores technology and society
Testing ideas - ✔✔gathering data and interpreting data
Science is more ______ than _______ - ✔✔circular, linear
Exploration and discovery - ✔✔making observations, asking questions, sharing data and ideas,
finding inspiration, exploring the literature *communication is key*
For testing ideas, you must be ______ ______ - ✔✔open minded
Hypothesis - ✔✔a proposed explanation for a narrow set of phenomena, the "why" behind a
prediction, not guesses, only relevant to a single study
Theory - ✔✔an explanation that can be used to explain a broad set of phenomena, ALWAYS
have evidence, no contradictory evidence, predictive, inclusive- encompass many smaller
hypotheses, provide conceptual framework
science is iterative - ✔✔there's always series of experiments that always circles back to the same
question
correction of hypotheses are just guesses - ✔✔hypotheses are reasoned and informed
explanations
correction of theories are just hunches - ✔✔theories are broad explanations. they are supported
by many lines of evidence
correction of if evidence supports a hypothesis, it is upgraded to a theory. if the theory then
garners even more support, it is upgraded to a law - ✔✔hypotheses, theories, and laws differ in
breadth and the kind of explanation they provide
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