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Double blind design
________: neither researchers nor participants know who received the substance being evaluated until after the data is tabulated.
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Principle
________: more concrete concepts, but they dont explain the broad subject (more specific than theories)
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Placebo effect
________: when you truly believe youll get better /cured, you do.
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Variables
________: changeable element of an experiment.
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Hypothesis
________: a proposed explanation for a scientific phenomenon.
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Theory
________: a more thoroughly tested and accepted hypothesis>- best explanation we have out of all other explanations.
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Placebo
________: inert substance resembling treatment given to the experimental group.
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experimental group
Controls: provides a basis for comparison to the ________.
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application of science
The ________ for practical purposes is called technology.
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scientific info
The role of society is to use ________ to make informed decisions about the use of technology.
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Science
________ is impartial and does not make ethical or moral judgements.
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Hypothesis
________: your educated guess of what it is youre observing-> the more knowledge you have of a particular phenomenon the better your hypothesis.
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Hypothesis
your educated guess of what it is youre observing -> the more knowledge you have of a particular phenomenon the better your hypothesis
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The conclusion only has one statement
either support or reject your hypothesis
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Hypothesis
a proposed explanation for a scientific phenomenon
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Theory
a more thoroughly tested and accepted hypothesis-> best explanation we have out of all other explanations
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Principle
more concrete concepts, but they dont explain the broad subject (more specific than theories)
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Law
description of a phenomenon
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Variables
changeable element of an experiment
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Independent variable
manipulated variable
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Dependent variable
shows response
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Standardized variables
held constant for all subjects
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Placebo effect
when you truly believe youll get better/cured, you do
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Controls
provides a basis for comparison to the experimental group
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Placebo
inert substance resembling treatment given to the experimental group
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Double blind design
neither researchers nor participants know who received the substance being evaluated until after the data is tabulated
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