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What is the primary reason for thinking scientifically?
What is the primary reason for thinking scientifically?
- To enhance creativity
- To promote artistic expression
- To provide adequate solution to social issues (correct)
- To predict weather patterns
What is a key feature of a scientific concept?
What is a key feature of a scientific concept?
- It must be unmeasurable
- It must be subjective
- It must be definable (correct)
- It must be based on assumptions
How do scientific thoughts help enhance social and economic performance?
How do scientific thoughts help enhance social and economic performance?
- By discouraging research and development
- By promoting illogical thinking
- By aiding in making informed policies and decisions (correct)
- By providing unreliable data
Why are variables important in scientific studies?
Why are variables important in scientific studies?
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What is the significance of testability in scientific concepts?
What is the significance of testability in scientific concepts?
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How do scientific thoughts contribute to innovation?
How do scientific thoughts contribute to innovation?
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Study Notes
- Science is defined as the knowledge of everything that is logically and consistently understood.
- Scientific thoughts are logically consistent frameworks used to process and test facts and figures in order to explain social issues.
- The importance of thinking scientifically includes providing solutions, predicting occurrences, promoting logical thoughts, probing irregularities, and enhancing social and economic performance.
- Benefits of scientific thoughts include providing reliable facts/data, aiding in policy-making decisions, understanding cause and effects of social phenomena, promoting research and development, and navigating social and economic challenges.
- Elements of science include concepts (crucial building blocks for scientific studies that must be testable, measurable, definable, withstand the test of time, and be logical) and variables (concepts whose values can be altered or influenced through empirical testing).
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Test your knowledge on the importance of scientific thinking and how it can provide solutions to social issues, predict events, promote logical thoughts, probe irregularities, and enhance social and economic performance.
