Biology- Intro to the Scientific Method Flashcards
Give the vocabulary word for the definition.
A proposed explanation for one or more observations.
hypothesis
This type of reasoning involves using a general principle to predict an expected observation
deductive
a predicted observation
prediction
Contrived situations designed to test specific hypotheses
experiment
the info collected by scientists during hypothesis testing
data
(In science) what we know and understand based on all available information
truth
an explanation of the natural world based on a lot of research and observation
scientific theory
theory that states all organisms derive from a single common ancestor and have changed and diverged over time
theory of evolution
in an experiment, a subject who is not experimented on, but allows you to have something to compare your results to
control
to unfairly influence
bias
an experiment where subjects are not aware of exactly what they are predicted to experience
blind experiment
when a researcher makes a lot of errors in measuring and evaluating results
observer bias
data without bias
objective
an experiment where both the subjects and the researcher are unaware of the hypothesis and control or experimental groups in the experiment
double blind experiment (also more credible)
stand-ins for people when an experiment can’t be preformed on humans
model organisms (typically mammal)
