Chapter 1 Agonizing studies in physics and chemistry Flashcards
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Truth
Is knowledge revealed to us by God, and it never changes
General Revelation
General revelation is one of the ways God reveals truth to us, usually by nature
Special Revelation
Special revelation is one of the ways God reveals the Truth, by the Bible
A Theory
A mental model or explanatory system that relates and explains
A Theory
A mental model or explanatory system that relates and explains most or all of the facts in a certain sphere of knowledge.
Models
A representation of something, made to explain something in simpler or physical terms
Experiments
An experiment is used to prove or test a fact or treatment.
Explanatory Variable
The Variable that is Manipulated by the researchers
Response Variable
The Variable that is affected by the Explanatory Variable
Lurking Variable
A variable that is hidden, and often negatively affects the accuracy of the results
Control Group
The group that is unaffected, for the purpose of comparing the difference between treatment and no treatment.
Experimental group
the group that the new treatment is tested on
