Identify and discuss the differences between the terms ‘theories,’ ‘laws,’ and ‘hypotheses.’ Describe ‘controlled conditions.’

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espex · Answer

A hypothesis is an educated guess, a theory is a summary of a hypothesis that is supported by repeated tests, and a law generalizes the observations gleaned from the testing done.

Basically you hypothesize what you think will happen in a given instance based on your familiarity with that instance, then you theorize what you are seeing happen based on a number of tests attempting to explain or prove your hypothesis, and finally you make a law that generally describes what is happening.

anonymous · Answer

Thank you!

anonymous · Answer

How would you describe "controlled conditions"?

espex · Answer

Controlled conditions are ones that you know all the variables. If you are doing a study and are giving one group sugar pills (your control), you know what the reactions will be, as opposed to the the group you are giving a test medication.

anonymous · Answer

Awesome! Thank you so  much

espex · Answer

My pleasure.