What practice did Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis initiate that is continued today

26 Jun What practice did Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis initiate that is continued today

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Question 1 (1 point)
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What practice did Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis initiate that is continued today?

Question 1 options:

opening windows during a delivery

placing mothers on their sides to deliver a baby

washing hands thoroughly before medical procedures

performing autopsies in the morning and deliveries in the afternoon

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Look at the table:

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In what year was the death rate in Division 2 slightly less than half of the death rate in Division 1?

Question 2 options:

1842

1843

1844

1845

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Below is a list of the steps in the scientific method. Place the steps in the correct order.

Question 3 options:

Hypothesis and predictions

Evaluation and interpretation of results

Observation and facts

Testing

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With respect to the experiments Dr. Semmelweis performed, one of the first possibilities he pursued as a cause for childbed fever was miasma. Which of the following would accurately explain miasma in the context of his use of the scientific method?

Question 4 options:

a conclusion that was reached

a hypothesis that was tested

a method of collecting data

a method of conducting an experiment

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Which of the following is the key to validating experimental results?

Question 5 options:

cause and effect

consistency

repeatability

materialism

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Why is it important for a scientist to document all the components and parameters of an experiment?

Question 6 options:

to determine cause and effect

to improve consistency and repeatability

to communicate the results

to formulate a hypothesis

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Which of the following is an example of experimental error?

Question 7 options:

failing to keep all conditions constant except for one variable

considering moisture when measuring powders

documenting all aspects of an experiment

ensuring repeatability of an experiment

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Which of the following is a main form of testing a scientific statement?

Question 8 options:

undocumented procedures

controlled experimentation

unrepeatable results

vague hypotheses

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Which of the following is considered acceptable support for a hypothesis?

Question 9 options:

empirical evidence

anecdotal evidence

belief

opinion

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Einstein’s theory of relativity and Newton’s theory of gravity are good examples of scientific theories because they are ______ in nature. Choose all that apply.

Question 10 options:

anecdotal

general

specific

empirical

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Which of the following describes science as a way of knowing?

Question 11 options:

seeks answers to questions based on the purpose and meaning of life

includes explanations based on supernatural forces and viewpoints

includes questions and answers based on how people treat each other

seeks understanding of the natural world but not answers to ultimate questions

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Pharmacy is to science as _____ is to _____.

Question 12 options:

religion; bible

quackery; pseudoscience

Koran; prayer

poetry; biology

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A vitamin manufacturer claims that their new blend of vitamins and natural herbs will lower blood pressure, correct vision problems, improve memory, and prevent cancer. In which of the following categories should this claim MOST LIKELY fall?

Question 13 options:

science

pharmacy

pseudoscience

quackery

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A local news commentator completed a documentary on crop circles. He concluded that they are created by aliens. In which of the following categories should this claim MOST LIKELY fall?

Question 14 options:

science

pharmacy

pseudoscience

quackery

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Alexander Fleming researched a type of mold and discovered through hypothesis testing that it inhibited the growth of or destroyed certain microorganisms. In which of the following categories should this claim MOST LIKELY fall?

Question 15 options:

science

pharmacy

pseudoscience

quackery