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Double blind design

________: neither researchers nor participants know who received the substance being evaluated until after the data is tabulated.

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Principle

________: more concrete concepts, but they dont explain the broad subject (more specific than theories)

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Placebo effect

________: when you truly believe youll get better /cured, you do.

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Variables

________: changeable element of an experiment.

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Hypothesis

________: a proposed explanation for a scientific phenomenon.

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Theory

________: a more thoroughly tested and accepted hypothesis>- best explanation we have out of all other explanations.

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Placebo

________: inert substance resembling treatment given to the experimental group.

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experimental group

Controls: provides a basis for comparison to the ________.

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application of science

The ________ for practical purposes is called technology.

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scientific info

The role of society is to use ________ to make informed decisions about the use of technology.

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Science

________ is impartial and does not make ethical or moral judgements.

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Hypothesis

________: your educated guess of what it is youre observing-> the more knowledge you have of a particular phenomenon the better your hypothesis.

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Hypothesis

your educated guess of what it is youre observing -> the more knowledge you have of a particular phenomenon the better your hypothesis

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The conclusion only has one statement

either support or reject your hypothesis

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Hypothesis

a proposed explanation for a scientific phenomenon

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Theory

a more thoroughly tested and accepted hypothesis-> best explanation we have out of all other explanations

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Principle

more concrete concepts, but they dont explain the broad subject (more specific than theories)

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Law

description of a phenomenon

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Variables

changeable element of an experiment

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Independent variable

manipulated variable

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Dependent variable

shows response

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Standardized variables

held constant for all subjects

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Placebo effect

when you truly believe youll get better/cured, you do

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Controls

provides a basis for comparison to the experimental group

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Placebo

inert substance resembling treatment given to the experimental group

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Double blind design

neither researchers nor participants know who received the substance being evaluated until after the data is tabulated

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