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What is the goal common to all forms of science?
What is the goal common to all forms of science?
- To develop new technologies
- To know and understand (correct)
- To observe and record data
- To believe in discoveries
Which type of logical thinking uses related observations to arrive at a general conclusion?
Which type of logical thinking uses related observations to arrive at a general conclusion?
- Analytical reasoning
- Creative thinking
- Inductive reasoning (correct)
- Deductive reasoning
How do life scientists like biologists make conclusions based on data?
How do life scientists like biologists make conclusions based on data?
- By inferring from careful observation and analysis (correct)
- By making random guesses
- By conducting controlled experiments only
- By avoiding data collection
Which method involves the process of formulating generalizations based on a large amount of data?
Which method involves the process of formulating generalizations based on a large amount of data?
What type of research would involve observing live brains while people are engaged in specific activities?
What type of research would involve observing live brains while people are engaged in specific activities?
What causes various areas of the brain to 'light up' during brain studies?
What causes various areas of the brain to 'light up' during brain studies?
Why do scientists use inductive and deductive reasoning in their research?
Why do scientists use inductive and deductive reasoning in their research?
What type of logic is used in hypothesis-based science?
What type of logic is used in hypothesis-based science?
Which form of logical thinking uses a general principle or law to predict specific results?
Which form of logical thinking uses a general principle or law to predict specific results?
What type of logic involves a pattern of thinking that moves in the opposite direction as compared to inductive reasoning?
What type of logic involves a pattern of thinking that moves in the opposite direction as compared to inductive reasoning?
Which type of science aims to observe, explore, and discover?
Which type of science aims to observe, explore, and discover?
In which type of science is it common to begin with a specific question or problem and a potential answer or solution to test?
In which type of science is it common to begin with a specific question or problem and a potential answer or solution to test?
Which type of logical thinking uses a general principle to predict specific results valid as long as the general principle is valid?
Which type of logical thinking uses a general principle to predict specific results valid as long as the general principle is valid?
What did the gentleman in the 1940s discover about the burr seeds?
What did the gentleman in the 1940s discover about the burr seeds?
What did the gentleman eventually invent based on his observation of the burr seeds?
What did the gentleman eventually invent based on his observation of the burr seeds?
What type of logic is used in hypothesis-based science?
What type of logic is used in hypothesis-based science?
Explain the difference between descriptive science and hypothesis-based science.
Explain the difference between descriptive science and hypothesis-based science.
Give an example of how deductive reasoning is used in scientific study.
Give an example of how deductive reasoning is used in scientific study.
How are inductive and deductive reasoning related to the two main pathways of scientific study?
How are inductive and deductive reasoning related to the two main pathways of scientific study?
Explain how the boundary between descriptive science and hypothesis-based science can be blurred.
Explain how the boundary between descriptive science and hypothesis-based science can be blurred.
What invention resulted from the gentleman's observation of burr seeds in the 1940s?
What invention resulted from the gentleman's observation of burr seeds in the 1940s?
How did the gentleman in the 1940s discover the unique feature of burr seeds?
How did the gentleman in the 1940s discover the unique feature of burr seeds?
Why do most scientific endeavors combine both descriptive and hypothesis-based approaches?
Why do most scientific endeavors combine both descriptive and hypothesis-based approaches?
Explain inductive reasoning and provide an example from the text.
Explain inductive reasoning and provide an example from the text.
Describe deductive reasoning and provide an example from the text.
Describe deductive reasoning and provide an example from the text.
How do scientists use inductive reasoning in descriptive science?
How do scientists use inductive reasoning in descriptive science?
Explain with an example how biologists like life scientists make conclusions based on data.
Explain with an example how biologists like life scientists make conclusions based on data.
How do brain studies illustrate the use of inductive reasoning in scientific research?
How do brain studies illustrate the use of inductive reasoning in scientific research?
What is the role of deductive reasoning in predicting brain activity during brain studies?
What is the role of deductive reasoning in predicting brain activity during brain studies?
Why do scientists use both inductive and deductive reasoning in their research?
Why do scientists use both inductive and deductive reasoning in their research?
Deductive reasoning in hypothesis-based science involves moving from specific observations to a general conclusion.
Deductive reasoning in hypothesis-based science involves moving from specific observations to a general conclusion.
Descriptive science typically uses deductive reasoning to formulate general principles.
Descriptive science typically uses deductive reasoning to formulate general principles.
The boundary between descriptive science and hypothesis-based science is always clear and distinct.
The boundary between descriptive science and hypothesis-based science is always clear and distinct.
The scientist in the 1940s discovered that the burr seeds had a tiny hook structure which inspired the invention of the zipper.
The scientist in the 1940s discovered that the burr seeds had a tiny hook structure which inspired the invention of the zipper.
Both descriptive science and hypothesis-based science are critical components of scientific study but are never combined in research.
Both descriptive science and hypothesis-based science are critical components of scientific study but are never combined in research.
