ISP 203A Exam 1 || Questions & Answers (Graded A+)
ISP 203A Exam 1 || Questions & Answers (Graded A+) ISP 203A Exam 1 || Questions & Answers (Graded A+) Science is a... - ANSWER - -body of knowledge and a process of learning -studies and aims to explain the natural world. -uses testable ideas -relies on evidence -Builds on itself the body of knowledge is subject to peer review... - ANSWER - prior to, during, and after publication Science is a process of - ANSWER - learning. not always flowing in a linear sequence through the scientific method Science aims at understanding the natural world (capable of being tested scientifically and therefore has limitations) - ANSWER - -moral judgements - aesthetic judgements - supernatural explanations It is IMPORTANT to realize that science does NOT prove a hypothesis to be true - ANSWER - Ex: cardinal picture. We aren't proving hypothesis to be true, we are disproving them. Hypothesis - ANSWER - A proposed explanation for a narrow set of phenomena Hypothesis must be: - ANSWER - Testable(based on NATURAL world) Falsifiable(must be able to be disproved) Alternative hypotheses - ANSWER - ruling out any other possible explanations Theories - ANSWER - broad explanations for a wide range of phenomena To be accepted by the scientific community, - ANSWER - a theory must be strongly supported by many lines of evidence. Example, plate tectonics Scientific Method - peer review - ANSWER - 1. Article is submitted to a journal 2. Editor sends article to several scientist experts in the field (anonymous reviewers) 3. feedback/whether or not it is a quality study 4. revised/resubmit for consideration 5. if article meet standards, then accepted for publication
Document information
- Uploaded on
- January 6, 2024
- Number of pages
- 8
- Written in
- 2023/2024
- Type
- Exam (elaborations)
- Contains
- Questions & answers
