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| depending on experience/ observation alone, w/o regard to science and or theory |
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| a tentative explanation a scientist proposes for a specific phenomenon that's been observed |
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any factor that may change in an experiment
"the thing being tested" |
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| any physical/chemical property that may vary, and needs to be controlled to keep homeostasis |
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| the group of subjects who undergo all steps except the one being tested |
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| the group of subjects that receive the experimental treatment "contains variable" |
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| a false treatment in a controlled experiment, given to minimize possibility of bias |
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| a widely accepted explanatory idea that is broad in scope and supported by a large body of evidence |
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