1.03 Scientific Method Kaylee Mellott August 23‚ 2013 Scenario 2: 1. The dependent variable is the rate of the growth of the plant and then the independent variable would be the time of day that she waters the plant. 2. Five variables that should be controlled during the experiment is the amount of sunlight‚ room temperature‚ amount of water‚ the time of day the plant is watered and the certain type of plant. To make sure the plants get the same amount of sunlight‚ make sure to put them both
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syndromes are causing your symptoms: the disorder (ADD) or the trait (ADT)? We’ll approach your problem using scientific methodology—developing a question‚ a hypothesis‚ an experiment‚ and a control for the experiment. Let’s share this assignment. I will supply both the initial question and the experiment we’ll perform on you. Your job is to state the hypothesis and to design the most important and most basic control for this experiment: Your Question: What’s my problem? Is it ADD or is it ADT?
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The microscope is considered one of the most useful and important scientific inventions known to ’man’. The microscope was invented by Anton van Leeuwenhoek during the seventeenth century. Leeuwenhoek was not a scientist by profession. Initally he made a living selling clothes and buttons‚ but spent his spare time grinding lenses and constructing microscopes of remarkable quality‚ such as the light microscope. The light microscope could magnify cells‚ for instance in plants so you could see a clearer
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Humanities and Social Sciences According to the free online dictionary‚ humanities refers to the branch of knowledge‚ such as Philosophy‚ Literature‚ and Art concerned with human thought and culture; the liberal arts. Studies intend to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills. Disciplines in Humanities and Social Sciences (according to The Ohio Humanities Council) History‚ Anthropology and Archaeology study human social‚ political‚ and
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Research and the Sciences There has long been an ongoing argument: Is social science scientific? Which approach is better in conducting natural sciences and social sciences? It is believed that ’hypothetico-deductive’ approach may be applicable to the natural sciences while it does not relate well to the social sciences. By analyzing research from different levels‚ this essay presents a judgment that social sciences are sciences. First of all‚ the concept of research and science are given. Secondly
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Chapter 1 Introduction to Social Sciences Social Science: It is defined as: “Social Sciences is the study of behavior of how individuals interact with the society.” Every discipline except finance and accounting comes under the umbrella of social science. Branches of Social Science: Following are the branches of social sciences: * Anthropology * Archaeology * Public Administration * Communication * Criminology * Economics * Education * Government * Linguistics
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PSY 1105 Introduction to Psychology Name: Sara Serrano Research Methods in Psychology Worksheet Activity 1 - A psychology teacher allowed his third period class to eat snacks while taking an exam. His fourth period class was not allowed to eat snacks while taking the same exam. He compared the test averages from both classes. Prior to this‚ both classes averaged comparable exam scores. a. What is the hypothesis? Snacks improve a student’s test performance
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difference between natural science and social science can be difficult for some to differentiate. Social science is the scientific study of human society and social relationships‚ for example economics or politics. Natural science is a branch of science that deals with the physical world‚ e.g.‚ physics‚ chemistry‚ geology‚ and biology. The similitudes of regular science and sociology are very‚ in such a way‚ complex. The similitudes between sociologies and characteristic sciences is chiefly the exploration
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Asian Social Science December‚ 2009 Factors Effecting Drug Relapse in Malaysia: An Empirical Evidence Fauziah Ibrahim‚ PhD Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia E-mail: ifauziah@ukm.my Naresh Kumar‚ PhD Faculty of Economics and Management Universiti Putra Malaysia E-mail: naresh@putra.upm.edu.my Abstract It has been noted that many drug addicts relapse to drug use after discharged from successful treatment and rehabilitation programs. Thus it is imperative
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The Scientific Revolution‚ which started in 1543‚ was the emerging of new scientific belief and discoveries (Chambers Pg. 552). During‚ the Scientific Revolution one of the most beneficial‚ and most used method came about‚ the Scientific Method. The Scientific Method is a body of procedures used to attain new knowledge or to correct old knowledge (Wilson and Shuttleworth). Roger Bacon was the first promote reasoning for the scientific method (Shuttleworth). Following the influence of Roger Bacon
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