The Scientific Method

How would you define each step?
STUDY key terms. Match the terms below to the appropriate definition. We’ll use these terms within our
discussions and assignments:

1. A hypothesis is:
2. The scientific method:
3. A code of ethics:
4. The Hawthorne Effect occurs when:
   a. consists of principles and ethical standards to be used in the discipline. It also describes procedures forfiling, investigating, and resolving complaints of unethical conduct.
   b. a testable educated guess about predicted outcomes between two or more variables
   c. involves a series of prescribed steps that have been established over centuries of scholarship.
   d. people change their behavior because they know they are being watched as part of a study
   Answers: 1=b 2=c 3=a 4=d
   This assignment will assess competency 2 a.
   Define what the scientific method is.
   Describe each step of the scientific method.
   Describe how you might use one of these steps as a student or in the workforce.