word list 4 AICE TS

Assumption

A proposition or statement taken for

granted is accepted as accurate

without proof and often unstated.

Pseudoscience

A collection of beliefs or practices

mistakenly regarded as being based

on the scientific method

Debunk

Expose the falseness or hollowness of

a myth, idea, or belief

Double-Blind Testing

A type of clinical trial in which the

participants and the researcher only

know which treatment or intervention

participants receive once the clinical

trial is over.

Triple-Blind Testing

A type of clinical trial in which the

participants, the researcher, and data

analysts only know which treatment or

intervention participants will receive

once the clinical trial is over.

Homeopathy

A treatment of disease by minute

doses of natural substances that

simulate the actual healing process.