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Praxis 5435 Exam Study Guide with Complete Solutions scientific method - Answer️️ -a logical problem-solvingtechnique that requires reasoning, skepticism, and direction. It is used to discover the truth by confirming (or rejecting hypotheses, thoughts, and ideas. null hypothesis - Answer�...

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scientific method - Answer✔️✔️-a logical problem-solvingtechnique that requires

reasoning, skepticism, and direction. It is used to discover the truth by confirming (or

rejecting hypotheses, thoughts, and ideas.


null hypothesis - Answer✔️✔️-states that the expected cause (ind. var.) has no effect on

the outcome (dep. var.)

hypothesis - Answer✔️✔️-a rational explanation of a phenomenon that has not been

proven; it is the starting point for scientific experimentation and is an empirically testable

conjecture.

theory - Answer✔️✔️-an explanation of a natural phenomenon supported by many

observations and experiments; it is a scientifically supported explanation regarding a

phenomenon at the current level of understanding, and may be used to make useful

predictions. These are explanations that are in need of replication and verification by

other knowledgeable scientists working in the same area.

fact - Answer✔️✔️-something that is always true. In science, these are verifiable and are

verified by repeated experiments conducted by different researchers who yield the

same data.

scientific law - Answer✔️✔️-a formal scientific statement that describes a phenomenon

that has been scientifically proven to absolutely and invariably occur under given

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conditions. These are led to be true and universal statements of fact meant to describe

phenomena

models - Answer✔️✔️-simplified substitutes that make concepts or processes easier to

visualize and understand.

scientific design - Answer✔️✔️-a procedure to create a fair test of a hypothesis. a

completely fair test is one that shows no bias or favoritism toward any variable, whether

controlled or uncontrolled, within the experiment.

experimental design - Answer✔️✔️-the blueprint of the procedure for a fair test of a

hypothesis. This yields unbiased data from which a conclusion is drawn regarding the

relationship between the independent and dependent variables. It is the logical and

complete conceptual framework for an experiment and must be completed before the

experiment begins.

problem statement - Answer✔️✔️-a clear definition of the problem to be investigated. The

hypothesis is based on this.

independent variable - Answer✔️✔️-the factor being tested and is manipulated by the

researcher.

dependent variable - Answer✔️✔️-a measurement of the independent variable

test group - Answer✔️✔️-the selected participants in the group that is in keeping with the

intent of the independent variable

control group - Answer✔️✔️-a subset of the target group, and is used as a comparison to

show any changes in the target group that occurred because of the independent




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