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Discuss what is meant by science and a scientist. How do what scientists do relate to common stereotypes about science and scientists? |
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Compare and contrast basic and applied research. In your answer, show how basic and applied research often overlap. |
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How do scientists formulate explanations for behavior and how do those explanations differ from the everyday explanations we commonly use? How does the confirmation bias relate to this issue? |
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Even if you do not plan a career in research, why is it still important for you to understand the research process? |
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Discuss Cialdini's (1994) concepts of "scouting" and "trapping" and show how they relate to the research process. |
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Compare and contrast science and pseudoscience. In your answer, discuss some of the qualities that define pseudoscience and hot science and pseudoscience differ. |
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Why is a scientific explanation stronger than a commonsense explanation? In your answer, discuss the features of scientific explanations. |
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Compare and contrast belief-based and scientific explanations. |
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Give an example of a pseudoexplanation (other than one provided in the text), and show how the trap of pseudoexplanation can be avoided. |
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What are the critical differences between the nonscientific methods (for example, the method of authority) and the scientific method? |
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Define and discuss the four steps of the scientific method. Show how the research process works at each step. |
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What steps would you follow if you wanted to design an experiment on a topic that interests you? What are some of the major decisions that you would have to make at each step? |
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