[qdeck] [q] Please click on the "Flip " button. [a]These cards will test you on the key concepts of Chapter 1.
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To get started, click the " Show next card " button. [q] Without bias [textentry] [c] objective [a] Yes, the answer is objective [c]* [a] The answer we were looking for was objective. [q] correctable [textentry] [c] testable [a] Yes, the answer is testable [c]* [a] The answer is testable [q] capable of being repeated [textentry] [c] replicable [a] Correct, the answer is replicable [c]* [a] No, the answer is replicable. [q] concrete steps used to measure or manipulate a variable [textentry] [c] operational definition [a] Right!, the answer is operational definition. [c]* [a] No, the answer is operational definition [q] looking at objective evidence to see if you are wrong [textentry] [c] science; scientific approach [a] You are right, the scientific approach! [c]* [a] The answer we were looking for was the scientific approach [q] Just as a suspect's alibi must be verifiable to be useful, a scientific hypothesis must be ______ [textentry] [c] testable [a] That's it! [c]* [a] The answer we were looking for was testable. [q] A scientific prediction (a hypothesis) must be capable of being [textentry] [c] disproven; proven wrong; tested [a] Very good. [c]* [a] The answer we were looking for was disproven. [q] _________ is a way of using unbiased observation to form and test beliefs.[textentry] [c]science; the scientific approach [a]Correct! [c]* [a] The answer we were looking for was science. [q] The scientific approach is a way of using __________ observation to form and test beliefs.[textentry] [c]unbiased; objective; systematic [a]Right--the key to science is using objective observation to form and test beliefs. [c]* [a] The answer we were looking for was objective. [q] The scientific approach is a way of using objective ______to form and test beliefs.[textentry] [c]observation [a]Right--the key to science is using objective observation to form and test beliefs. [c]* [a] The answer we were looking for was observation. [q] Although both unscientific and scientific approaches may use observation, the scientific approach is very different from unsystematic observation because it (a) strives to make __________ observations and (b) pays proper attention to observations that appear to go against the researcher's hypothesis.[textentry] [c]objective [a]Correct. [c]* [a] The answer we were looking for was objective. [q] Although both unscientific and scientific approaches may use observation, the scientific approach is very different from unsystematic observation because it (a) strives to make objective observations and (b) pays proper attention to observations that appear to go _______ the researcher's hypothesis.[textentry] [c]against; counter; contrary to [a]You know it. [c]* [a] The answer we were looking for was against. [q]A skeptical researcher should be able to __________ another researcher’s study and obtain the same pattern of results. [textentry] [c]replicate [a]Yes! [c]* [a] Sorry, the answer we were looking for was replicate. [q] A skeptical researcher should be able to repeat (replicate) another researcher’s study and obtain the same pattern of results. One key to a replicable study is having ________ ________ of your key variables. [textentry] [c]operational definitions [a]Good job! [c]* [a] The answer we were looking for was operational definitions. [q] A “recipe” for how you are going to measure or manipulate a variable.[textentry] [c] operational definition [a]Well done! [c]* [a] The answer we were looking for was operational definition. [q] capable of being disproven, corrected, or revised based on the evidence. [textentry] [c]testable [a]Excellent! [c]* [a] Sorry, the answer we were looking for was testable. [q] Statements may fail to be testable if they are ______ or if they are made after the fact. Scientific hypotheses must be testable. [textentry] [c]vague; not specific [a]You got it! [c]* [a] The answer we were looking for was vague. [q]  ________ evidence is observable, physical, concrete evidence that looks the same to all qualified observers.[textentry] [c]objective [a]True. [c]* [a] Sorry, the answer we were looking for was objective. [q]  We would agree about what the _______ evidence is (we would see the same facts), but we may disagree about the meaning that evidence. [textentry] [c]objective [a]Right! [c]* [a] Sorry, the answer we were looking for was objective. [q]___________ evidence is evidence consisting of one or more stories, cases, or examples. These cases are often impossible to replicate and are usually based on uncontrolled observations.[textentry] [c]anecdotal [a]Correct [c]* [a] Sorry, the answer we were looking for was anecdotal. [q]Anecdotal evidence is evidence consisting of one or more stories, cases, or examples. Because these cases are often impossible to _______ and are usually based on uncontrolled observations, such evidence such evidence should raise questions like "Is this story reporting a typical cases or an unusual case?", "Is the relationship reported the result of a coincidence?", and "How is bias affecting the story?" In short, even when such evidence is based on objective observations, drawing conclusions from anecdotal evidence is risky. As many have said, "stories are not science."[textentry] [c]replicate [a]You got it. [c]* [a] Sorry, the answer we were looking for was replicate. [q]Anecdotal evidence is evidence consisting of one or more stories, cases, or examples. Because these cases are often impossible to replicate and are usually based on __________ observations, such evidence such evidence should raise questions like "Is this story reporting a typical cases or an unusual case?", "Is the relationship reported the result of a coincidence?", and "How is bias affecting the story?" In short, even when such evidence is based on objective observations, drawing conclusions from anecdotal evidence is risky. As many have said, "stories are not science."[textentry] [c]unsystematic; biased; uncontrolled [a]Well done! [c]* [a] Sorry, the answer we were looking for was uncontrolled. [q]Anecdotal evidence is evidence consisting of one or more stories, cases, or _________. Because these cases are often impossible to replicate and are usually based on uncontrolled observations, such evidence should raise questions like "Is this story reporting a typical cases or an unusual case?", "Is the relationship reported the result of a coincidence?", and "How is bias affecting the story?" [textentry] [c]examples [a]Good job. [c]* [a] Sorry, the answer we were looking for was examples. [/qdeck]