[BIO1700] - Midterm Exam Guide - Ultimate 19 pages long Study Guide!
6 Feb 2017
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Set of knowledge related to certain categories of facts, objects or phenomenon that obey laws and are verifiable by experimental methods. By description (ex describing nature, flat fish) Inductive reasoning (linked to descriptive approach): if something happens all the time, here is the explanation, go from particular-> general; could be false generalizations. (cid:862)the ora(cid:374)ge is sugary, the(cid:374) all ora(cid:374)ges (cid:373)ust (cid:271)e sugary(cid:863) Deductive reasoning (linked to hypothesis approach): gives a hypothesis and make conclusions based off that hypothesis, goes from more general -> particular. Scientific hypotheses have to be verifiable and refutable; ie how to fix a flash light that is(cid:374)"t (cid:449)orki(cid:374)g, (cid:272)a(cid:374)"t lie a(cid:271)out the truth. Scientific processes go towards falsification and refutation of predi(cid:272)tio(cid:374)s, do(cid:374)"t try to make the hypothesis right, psychological issue, try to prove it wrong. After testing, if the result is different than your hypothesis, (ie. bitter orange from madagascar) have to rewrite or adjust your hypothesis.
