Nature of Science

Which of the following would improve the validity and reliability of an experiment's results?

• Make sure the experiment is controlled

• Make sure the sample size is small

• Make sure only one trial is completed

• Make sure the interpretation of the results are backed by assumptions or biases

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What is a bias?

• A type of scientific observation

• A judgment based on an opinion, which may or may not be true

• A piece of evidence that can be used to develop a scientific theory

• A "scientific" emotion or feeling

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What is a peer review?

• A summary of results from several different experiments

• A presentation of scientific ideas

• A group of scientists that analyze scientific experiments

• The errors in an experiment

Which of the following presents scientific information that has been passed through a peer review?

• A scientific journal

• An internet website

• A magazine

• All of the above

What is an informed consumer?

• A person who presents scientific messages in the media

• A person who understands the information presented in science messages in the media

• Someone who has taken a science class

• Someone who is educated in the different types of research that a scientist can perform

Which of the following is NOT a limitation to science?

• Science cannot tell you how to use scientific information

• Science cannot confirm nor reject supernatural forces

• Science cannot tell you if something is good or bad

• Science cannot tell you how or why certain things occur in the natural world

What are ethics?

• Scientific observations made during a controlled experiment

• Rules that determine what happens to a person who commits plagiarism

• Principles or ideas that determine what is right or wrong

• An assumption about a scientific idea

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What is a citation?

• Getting in trouble for altering data

• A reference to a scientist, their work, or to a scientific organization

• A way to organize data in an experiment

• A respected research institution

What is plagiarism?

• Making up data

• Allowing bias to affect how you interpret data

• Passing off someone else's ideas or work as your own

• A careful analysis of science messages in the mdeia

Why is it important that scientists adhere to a code of ethics?

• Scientists can get into a lot of trouble if they do not perform honest research

• Scientists can lose the public's trust

• Scientists are more likely to perform controlled scientific experiments

• Both A and B