1000 chapter 2 research

1000 chapter 2 research

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42 Qs

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1000 chapter 2 research

1000 chapter 2 research

Assessment

Quiz

Social Studies

University

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Created by

Irene Karayianni

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42 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following happens in the third stage of the scientific method? Scientists

communicate results.

develop expectations about an observed phenomenon.

use mathematical tech­niques to interpret results.

test their hypotheses.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A theory is defined as a

set of experiments conducted to confirm the results of a scientific study.

practice that appears to be and claims to be a science, even though it does not use the scientific method to come to conclusions.

specific, informed, and testable prediction of what kind of outcome should occur under a particular condition.

set of related assumptions from which testable predictions can be made.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

_____ is the consistency of a measurement whereas _____ is the degree to which a test accurately measures what it purports to measure.

Validity; reliability

Replication; interpretation

Interpretation; replication

Reliability; validity

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is TRUE about theories?

Theories, in science, are nothing more than mere guesses.

Theories organize and explain what we have observed.

Theories prevent people from making observations.

Theories cannot explain facts.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A theory is a specific, informed, and testable prediction of what kind of outcome should occur under a particular condition.

True

False

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

________ is defined as the degree to which a test accurately measures what it purports to measure, such as intelligence, and not something else, and the degree to which it predicts real-world outcomes.

Acceptability

Reliability

Replicability

Validity

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

________ refers to practices that appear to be and claim to be science, but in fact do not use the scientific method to come to their conclusions.

Pseudoscience

Bioscience

Antiscience

Ethnoscience

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