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    This experiment must be repeated to prove or disprove the hypothesis. Dependent and independent variables: The dependent variable is the plant placed on the window sill. The independent variable is the inches that the plant grows per day. Control: the control could be the plant’s sun exposure. Collect: To collect

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    Toyota

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    handling, and process design and redesign it has been discovered that the key to Toyota’s Production System is understanding that they create a community of ‘scientists.’ Toyota uses a specific system when trying something new out, where they create a hypothesis and then test it. Toyota chooses to follow a scientific strategy so that they are not just doing random trial and error tests while trying to be innovative. All members of the team are encouraged to participate in the production process and it is

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    Retroactive Memory

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    MEMORY IN LEARNING AMONG UPSI STUDENT Member’s Name: Muhammad Aiman Bin Bahnan Siti Nur Aqilla Bt Mohamat Helmee  D057683 Afiqatulathirah Normukminah Binti Zun D057630 Alice Goh Yea Mien D061104 Retroactive Inhibition in Memory The hypothesis that can be deduce in the study is when there is interference, which is the retroactive inhibition, the process of learning or the process of memorizing will be disrupted. A total of 30 students of Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris undergraduates

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    Sociology

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    into people’s thoughts, actions and values means that the researcher can begin to properly understand what makes them behave the way they do and why. Participant observation enables the researcher to gain new information which could go against a hypothesis. For example, when investigating the police force, the researcher may learn that the police force do not in fact show institutional racism, nor do they hold negative views. This information could only be gained through participant observations,

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    about the scientific method and a hypothesis. We talked about how ecologists have an issue when experimenting because they cannot control some environmental factors. Therefore the probability of repeatability in an ecological experiment in often minimal. We then went into talking about the importance of an experimenter’s hypothesis. We summed up a hypothesis as just being an assumption that could be put to the test. After we talked about some examples of a hypothesis we went into talking about the different

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    The As A Living Organism

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    In order for something to be classified as a living organism, it must meet a certain set of criteria. The exact seven characteristics it must meet are exhibiting levels of organization, being composed of one or more cells, being able to reproduce, demonstrating growth, showing a response to stimuli, maintaining homeostasis, and it must require some form of energy. (Biology book) For something to be labeled as a living organism it must meet all seven of those requirements. When looking at these requirements

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    According to Carl Sagan there is baloney everywhere and we must be able to spot the truths among the lies, cons, and exaggerations if we are to protect ourselves from false information, and being conned. Sagan’s essay The Fine Art of Baloney Detection provides set of rules to follow that can help determine baloney from truth and facts. Sagan provides nine rules to help in skeptical thinking and determining lies from truths, some being more useful then others. The first rule is that there must always

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    Introduction: Assumptions, argument and hypotheses. What are the research questions being investigated? This study looked into the relationship between shame proneness, anticipated shame due to exposure and without exposure with offending intentions in a rational choice model (Tibbetts, 1997). The specific forms of offending investigated were drunk driving and shop-lifting (Tibbetts, 1997). What are the assumptions being made by the article’s authors? Do these assumptions hold up when scrutinised

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    Omeer Muqtader Medieval Science Introduction: Science is built upon the ideas of testable hypothesis and new discoveries. Thus, the scientific world has gone through many changes throughout the course of history. Many centuries old beliefs such as astrology and folk magic were thought to be undeniably true, but through the advancement in science they have been proven false. Astrology is the study of planetary systems and its effect on earth and its environment. Folk Beliefs are superstitious, religious

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    The Lehigh Valley is home to Allentown,Bethlehem, and Easton, as well as educational institutions such as Moravian College; in short, the Lehigh Valley, specifically Bethlehem is known for its diversity. In this research paper I will focus on Moravian College, its population and their interaction with each other when they are walking around the campus. In this research, I anticipate that while observing men and women of similar ages, men will tend to be more distracted and focused on just one topic

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