ewing ch 2 vocab
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HarveyWise on October 11, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 researcher | a scientist who devotes himself to doing research |
| evidence | give evidence |
| society | an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization |
| observing | quick to notice |
| data | a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn |
| emperical evidence | Information received through systematic and objective observation. you learn through your environment |
| inferring | when you explain or interpret the things you observe |
| objective reasoning | reasoning based on evidence |
| subjective reasoning | reasoning based on personal feelings or values |
| pseudoscience | an activity resembling science but based on fallacious assumptions |
| system | instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity |
| input | any stimulating information or event |
| process | a particular course of action intended to achieve a result |
| output | production of a certain amount |
| feedback | response to an inquiry or experiment |
| scientific theory | a theory that explains scientific observations |
| scientific law | a statement that describes what scientists expect to happen every time under a particular set of conditions |
| cost | the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold) |
| benefit | something that aids or promotes well-being |
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