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Lecture one Flashcards

1
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___________ knowledge and understanding that is believed to be true because it has been traditionally accepted.

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tradition

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No one has stopped to question the assumption that the ________ is right

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tradition

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3
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__________ _________ is information or understanding from experiencing something firsthand

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personal information

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________ _________ understanding and believing in an idea based on a gut instinct or through personal insight

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intuitive knowledge

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5
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_______ the application of thought and reasoning to come to a conclusion

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logic

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6
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T/F a logical process doesn’t make the conclusion correct

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true

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7
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_________ __________, careful, detailed study into a specific problem, concern, or issue

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scientific research

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8
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scientific research uses the ________ ________

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scientific method

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9
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in scientific research, one will _________ to answer the question

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research

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10
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scientific research is a __________ stepped process used for investigating, acquiring or expanding understanding

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logically

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11
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the finding of scientific research can be __________ and demonstrated to be consistent

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reproduced

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12
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____________; initial building block for the scientific method

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hypothesis

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13
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a hypothesis is an educated guess based on ________ __________ and ___________

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prior knowledge and observation

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14
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a hypothesis is ________

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testable

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15
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a ___________ hypothesis; a hunch or idea intended to explain justify or account for a phenomenon or action

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general

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16
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a ___________ hypothesis is the framework for observations and facts

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scientific

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17
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the way facts are interpreted in a scientific hypothesis are _________,__________ and ________

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careful, rational and systematic

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18
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scientific ________ can be supported or rejected and improved or modified

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theory

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19
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scientific _____ is a description of observed phenomena

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law

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20
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scientific theory is ___________; used to develop inventions or find cures

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predictive

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21
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scientific theory explains __________ gathered during scientific process

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observations

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22
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scientific law; descriptions hold _____ every time it is tested

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true

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23
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__________: knowledge covering general truths of the operation of general laws, esp. as obtained and tested through the scientific method and concerned with the physical world

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science

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24
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Science: systemic knowledge of the physical or material world gained through _____________ and ___________

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observations and experimentation

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25
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___________, any of the branches of natural or physical sciences

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science

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26
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__________ ____________; either supports or disconfirms a scientific hypothesis or theory

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scientific evidence

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27
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scientific evidence does not ________ or _________ a hypothesis or theory

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prove or disprove

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28
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_________ is plural and diverse

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evidence

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29
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___________ _________; anatomy, neurology, physiology, pathology, psychology, sociology

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scientific knowledge

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30
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scientific evidence includes ________ ________

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scientific laws

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31
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scientific evidence is underpinned by __________

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philosophy

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32
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________ ________; the awakening of the intellect to the study of itself

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critical thinking

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33
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critically thinking is the ___________ ________ process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing and or evaluating ________ gathered from or generated by observation, experience, reflection, reasoning or communication

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intellectually disciplined
information

34
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critical thinking is a guide to _______ and _______

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belief and action

35
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________ _________; a mode of thinking applied to any scientific subject, content, or problem in which the thinker improves the quality of their thinking by imposing intellectual standards of critical thinking

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scientific thinking

36
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there are two major ways of obtaining data __________ and ________

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measurement and observation

37
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the __________ ________; a systematic and organized set of steps that require some type of measurement to analyze results related to theories of what we know about the world

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scientific method

38
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science contributes to our _________ knowledge

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empirical

39
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the scientific method provides the _________ ________ and research methods within which we are able to successfully describe, explain and predict the nature of the world

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theoretical frameworks

40
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________ __________; relies on or derived from observation or experiment, verifiable or provable by means of observations or experiment.

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empirical knowledge

41
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___________ __________, application of existing basic and clinical science to a new hypothesis to assess how likely an idea is to be true. Applies prior biological and medical knowledge and scientific laws.

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biological plausibility

42
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biological plausibility is broken into 3 broad categories, _________, __________/unknown and __________

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known, neutral, implausable

43
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____________ based practice; based on the principle that informed medical decision-making is achieved by integrating the best available evidence with clinical expertise and patient values

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evidence (EBP)

44
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___________ based practice, evaluates medical treatments, research and products of interest to the public in a scientific light in relation to prior scientific (biological) plausibility, known physical laws and logic

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science

45
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science-based practice considers EBP by itself is incomplete when it lacks consideration of ___________

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plausibility

46
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_________ effect in research AKA non-specific treatment effect (NSTE)

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placebo

47
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placebo group = control of ___________

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expectations

48
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when a participant does not know if they are receiving real or inert treatment this is __________ in research

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placebo

49
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placebo = __________ treatment

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inert

50
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____________ effects: psychological, suggestion conditioning, neurobiological - does not improve objective measurements but MAY improve subjective reports

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contextual

51
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objective measurements include ___________ rates, infection recovery rates, pulmonary function, _____

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survival rates
ROM

52
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subjective reports include __________, pain, feels easier to _______ or ________

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nausea
easier to move or breathe

53
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_____________ to the mean is a statistical phenomenon

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regression to the mean (RTM)

54
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__________ __________ in repeated data, looks like real change

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natural variation

55
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_____________ alternative medicine (CAM); a spectrum of beliefs and claims about health, disease and treatments that are enthusiastically advocated but scientifically unproven

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complimentary

56
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to be considered as medicine it has to be supported, tested or testable and most importantly __________

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plausible

57
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___________ is the attitude of doubting knowledge claims set forth in various areas

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skepticism

58
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skeptics challenge claims ___________ or _________

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adequacy or reliability

59
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questioning the ________ truth of claims (skepticism)

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alleged

60
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challenged the purported rational ground of __________ ____________

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accepted assumptions

61
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scientific skepticism defines skepticism around the principles of scientific investigation or the ___________ method

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scientific

62
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specifically, scientific skepticism addresses ________ claims

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testable

63
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untestable claims are simply outside the realm of _________

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science

64
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ethics and autonomy relates to the ________, who has the capacity to think, decide and act on their own initiative

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patient

65
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ethics __________ is promoting what is best for the patient, general moral principal of doing good by others

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beneficence

66
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ethics _____ __________; do no harm

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non- maleficence

67
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Do the needs of few outweigh the needs of many? This is an example of ethics _________

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justice

68
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___________; the knowledge and justified belief and the creation and dissemination of knowledge

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epistemology

69
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__________; the science of being that deals with the nature of reality. The field is dedicated towards understanding whether things exist or do not exist

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ontology

70
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_________ a trust, faith or acceptance that a statement is true or a thing exists

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belief

71
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a personal choice to maintain a belief that has an __________ hypothesis is best labeled faith

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untestable

72
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____________; knowledge requires this in order to ensure that the known proposition is not just a lucky guess

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justification

73
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the concept of justification is used differently depending on if we are justifying an _________ or a ____________

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an action or a belief

74
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___________; where evidence consists of perceptual, introspective, memorial, and intuitional experiences

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evidentialism

75
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___________; justification occurs not from the possession of evidence but if the original cognitive processes

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reliabilism

76
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____________ and _________ are oppositional concepts used in science

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rationalism and empiricism

77
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___________, knowledge gained independently of sense experience

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rationalism

78
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___________; some propositions in a particular subject are knowable by intuition alone

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induction

79
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__________; conclusions derived from intuited premises through valid arguments- the conclusion must be true if the premise is true

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deduction

80
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_________ the ability to understand something immediately without the need for conscious reasoning

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intuition

81
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__________ the acquisition of knowledge through observation and experience

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empiricism

82
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with _________, science combines empiricism and rationalism into a cycle of progressive knowledge seeking to validate rationalist conclusions and assumptions through empirical methods of observation and experience

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research

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