Module 1

Question 1

myths

Answer 1

Stories whose truth seems self-evident because they effectively integrate personal experiences with a wider set of assumptions about the way society, or the world in general, must operate.

Question 2

science

Answer 2

The invention of explanations about what things are, how they work, and how they came to be that can be tested against evidence in the world itself.

Question 3

assumptions

Answer 3

Basic, unquestioned understandings about the way the world works.

Question 4

**evidence

Answer 4

What is seen when a particular part of the world is examined with great care. Scientists use two different kinds of evidence: material and inferred.

Question 5

**hypotheses

Answer 5

Statements that assert a particular connection between fact and interpretation.

Question 6

**testability

Answer 6

The ability of scientific hypotheses to be matched against nature to see whether they are confirmed or refuted.

Question 7

**(scientific) theory

Answer 7

A coherently organized series of testable hypotheses used to explain a body of material evidence.

Question 8

**objectivity

Answer 8

The separation of observation and reporting from the researchers wishes.