LIFESCI 15 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Scientific Method, Eyewitness Testimony, Blind Experiment
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Evolution, kindness to family and friends, biotechnology, technology: end of. 1) lecture: problem sets (not graded, section (quiz, 12 pts, 8 total, lowest dropped) discussion (20 pts) debate (1 only, 40 pts, grading midterm (half mult. Choice half short answer 150 pts), section, final (250 pts), prep-u: readings: what is life (3rd edition with physiology), mean genes. Organized, empirical, methodical; structured way of finding information about observable events in nature. Enables us to reject hypotheses about how the world works. Step 4: conduct an experiment (control all variables but one) Step 5: we draw conclusions, modify hypotheses, continue the process. Eyewitness testimony depends on the way suspects are presented.
