Scientific Method
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Critical Thinking (last 3 parts) |
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The path of Observation | Observation-hypothesis-theory
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Hypothesis | an educated answer/guess to a question
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Theory | Hypothesis that has been tested many times that becomes our best current knowledge
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Inductive Reasoning | an observation used to create a hypothesis
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Deductive Reasoning | Applying a theory to a newly discovered hypothesis (ex. does the theory apply to this newly discovered species)
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Prediction (in scientific method) | how you are going to experiment and what the results should be- the data can either support or not support your hypothesis
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3 types of Research Design (methodology) | 1) Descriptive study
2) Experimental study
3) Predictive models- computer simulations
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Descriptive Study | strictly observatory- do not alter anything= correlational data
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Experimental Study | alter one variable at a time= demonstrates causal
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Scientific Literature | such as Journal Articles- communication and consensus (multiple people agree) must be peer-reviewed
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