ATI TEAS Practice Problems (TEAS )

ATI TEAS Practice Problems (TEAS ) Scientific Method ----------- Correct Answer ---------------- Scientists use a plan to perform experiments and discuss their results with one another. This allows experiments to be repeated to confirm results and allows those results to be communicated uniformly. There are six steps in the _ that are conducted in the same order. ----------- Correct Answer ---------------- scientific method six steps in the scientific method ----------- Correct Answer ---------------- Step 1: Make an observation and identify the problem to be studied Step 2: Ask a question or questions about the problem Step 3: Formulate a hypothesis that attempts to answer one of the questions raised about the problem Step 4: Gather data and/or conduct an experiment to test the hypothesis Step 5: Analyze the data gathered Step 6: Draw a conclusion regarding whether or not the hypothesis is supported by the data Step 1 ----------- Correct Answer ---------------- Make an observation and identify the problem to be studied Step 2 ----------- Correct Answer ---------------- Ask a question or questions about the problem Step 3 ----------- Correct Answer ---------------- Formulate a hypothesis that attempts to answer one of the questions raised about the problem Step 4: ----------- Correct Answer ---------------- Gather data and/or conduct an experiment to test the hypothesis Step 5: ----------- Correct Answer ---------------- : Analyze the data gathered Step 6: ----------- Correct Answer ---------------- Draw a conclusion regarding whether or not the hypothesis is supported by the data There are two basic types of logical reasoning ----------- Correct Answer ---------------- inductive and deductive. Inductive reasoning ----------- Correct Answer ---------------- involves drawing general conclusions based on observation of specific events. Ex: A coin you pull from a bag is a penny. You pull another coin from the bag and that coin is also a penny. Therefore, all the coins in the bag are pennies. ----------- Correct Answer ---------------- Inductive reasoning is based on observations. However, this form of reasoning has its flaws. Suppose there are other coins in the bag, but you do not have a chance to pull them out. It would be incorrect for you to conclude definitively that all the coins in the bag are pennies.