ENSC 1003 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Pseudoscience, Positive Feedback, Negative Feedback
24 Feb 2017
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Myths passed down by oral tradition in different culture. Testable evidence: methodical, logical process for gaining knowledge about natural phenomena, cumulative body of knowledge produced by informed, learned scholars, process based on careful observation, inference & hypothesis testing, way for us to explain how natural world works. Repeatability of results: identify questions, form testable hypothesis, collect data, interpret results, report for peer review, publish ndings. Deductive reasoning: logical reasoning from general to speci c. Inductive reasoning: reasoning from many observations to produce general rule, insight, creativity, aesthetics, luck. Arch of knowledge: theoretical hypothesis, deduction, testable prediction, veri cation, systematic observation, induction. Testable explanation for cause of an observed phenomenon. Description/ explanation that has been supported by large # of tests & considered by experts to be reliable. Recognize & note some facts to gather info about world. Observation of events that have already happened & could not have been planned for (9/11) Compare treatment group to control group(= no treatment)
