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Which 13th-century English friar is credited with advocating for an empirical, experimental approach to science?
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Roger Bacon
What is the first step of the scientific method, involving gathering information using the senses?
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observation
In scientific experiments, what is the term for the variable that is measured as the outcome?
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dependent variable
Which 20th-century philosopher of science proposed falsifiability as a demarcation criterion?
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Karl Popper
Which Dutch botanist rediscovered Mendel's laws of inheritance in 1900?
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Hugo de Vries
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In scientific experiments, what is the term for the variable that is measured as the outcome?
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dependent variable
Which Dutch botanist rediscovered Mendel's laws of inheritance in 1900?
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Hugo de Vries
Which British statistician introduced randomization in experimental design?
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Ronald Fisher
Which German physicist formulated the uncertainty principle in 1927?
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Werner Heisenberg
Which French philosopher coined the term 'positivism' in the 19th century?
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Auguste Comte
Which medieval English friar is credited with the principle known as Occam's razor?
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William of Ockham
Which German biologist formulated the cell theory for animals in 1839?
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Theodor Schwann