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The definition of science is a method of inquiry that requires the generation, testing, and acceptance, or rejection of a hypotheses.
Proposed explanations for natural phenomena is the definition of hypotheses.
In the cycle of steps that make up the scientific method one must always be aware of the effect of preconceptions.
Developing a general explanation from specific observations is induction.
Working from the general to the specific is the definition of which term? deduction
A theory is a general idea that explains a large set of factual patterns.
How do belief systems differ from science? Belief systems are not testable, and science is.
Why do anthropologists study culture? To make educated predictions that might help us cope with the changes and challenges of the modern world.To understand the behavior of others.To understand their own behavior
Belief systems are tested on a personal level.
A group of people with a long history in a particular area is called indigenous.
A polygynous society allows men to have multiple wives.
Which of the following is testable? The social interaction of students in a classroom.Bird behavior.Fossil identification
How is cultural anthropology a scientific endeavor? Anthropologists can look for patterns, associations, and repetitions in societies and create hypotheses to explain behavior.
Which of the following is an example of deduction? Light is bent by gravity, therefore stars are not actually where they appear.
What is the difference between a hypothesis and a "working hypothesis?" A hypothesis is elevated to a "working hypothesis" when it has passed every test.
Galileo said scientific inquiry tells us "how heaven is," and belief systems tell us "how to get to heaven."
The Hippocratic oath is an example of a formalization of beliefs.
Which of the following is practiced everyday by everyone? both belief systems and scientific inquiry
Good science is skeptical.
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