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EDF 6225 exam 1 Questions and Correct Answers/
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science
Ans: Systematic approach for seeking & organizing knowledge about the natural
world
purpose of science
Ans: ◦To achieve a thorough understanding of the phenomena under study
ABA seeks to
Ans: discover the real truths (not those held by certain groups, organizations,
etc.)
Three different types of investigations provide different levels of understanding
Ans: 1. description
2. prediction
3. control
description
Ans: ◦Collection of facts about observed events that can be quantified, classified,
& examined for possible relations with other known facts
◦Often suggests hypotheses or questions for additional research
prediction
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Ans: ◦Relative probability that when one event occurs, another event will or will
not occur
◦Based on repeated observation revealing relationships between various events
◦Demonstrates correlation between events
◦No causal relationships can be interpreted
◦Enables preparation
control
Ans: ◦Highest level of scientific understanding
◦Functional relations can be derived
Specific change in one event (dependent variable)....
Can reliably be produced by specific manipulations of another event (independent
variable)...
And the change in the dependent variable was unlikely to be the result of other
extraneous factors (confounding variables)
◦Events can only really be "co-related"
Nearly impossible to factor out all other possible "causes"
attitudes of science
Ans: - Definition of science lies within the behavior of scientists, not the
instruments or materials they use
- Only known as science due to an overriding idea of "scientific method"
- Fundamental assumptions about the nature of events
6 attitudes of science
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EDF 6225 exam 1 Questions and Correct Answers/
Latest Update / Already Graded
science
Ans: Systematic approach for seeking & organizing knowledge about the natural
world
purpose of science
Ans: ◦To achieve a thorough understanding of the phenomena under study
ABA seeks to
Ans: discover the real truths (not those held by certain groups, organizations,
etc.)
Three different types of investigations provide different levels of understanding
Ans: 1. description
2. prediction
3. control
description
Ans: ◦Collection of facts about observed events that can be quantified, classified,
& examined for possible relations with other known facts
◦Often suggests hypotheses or questions for additional research
prediction
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Ans: ◦Relative probability that when one event occurs, another event will or will
not occur
◦Based on repeated observation revealing relationships between various events
◦Demonstrates correlation between events
◦No causal relationships can be interpreted
◦Enables preparation
control
Ans: ◦Highest level of scientific understanding
◦Functional relations can be derived
Specific change in one event (dependent variable)....
Can reliably be produced by specific manipulations of another event (independent
variable)...
And the change in the dependent variable was unlikely to be the result of other
extraneous factors (confounding variables)
◦Events can only really be "co-related"
Nearly impossible to factor out all other possible "causes"
attitudes of science
Ans: - Definition of science lies within the behavior of scientists, not the
instruments or materials they use
- Only known as science due to an overriding idea of "scientific method"
- Fundamental assumptions about the nature of events
6 attitudes of science
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