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| What is a clinical trial? |
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| The way that new medicines are tested to be sure that they are both safe and effective |
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| What is a reproducible procedure? |
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| Step-by-step directions that are so detailed that anyone can repeat the experiment and get the same results |
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| ____________ is data gathered that supports or does not support a researcher’s hypothesis. |
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| A _________ is a “fake” medicine or one that does not contain any active ingredient. |
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| _______________ are how many test subjects there are in each group. |
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| A “trade”; for example, a medicine may have side-effects. The side effects are a trade-off of taking the medicine |
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| The way that data is gathered |
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| What is informed consent? |
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| Agreement by a patient to undergo an operation or medical treatment or take part in a clinical trial after being informed of and having understood the risks involved |
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| _________ is a single factor. |
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| A ________________ is an explanation based on observed facts or an idea of how things work. |
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| ____________ are the neuron your brain provides directions to. |
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| What is your nervous system? |
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| It includes your brain, spinal cord, and nerves. |
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| What are touch receptors? |
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| Nerves that sense pressure, located in skin |
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| What is a sensory neuron? |
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| They send information about the environment/you surroundings t to your brain |
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| The elements of good experimental design are... |
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| Elements of good experimental design include the use of a hypothesis, a complete and reproducible procedure, the use of a control, large sample size, and informed consent for research involving people |
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| Why do scientists use placebos when testing medicine on humans? |
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| Scientists use placebos when testing medicines on humans because they need to be sure that any change is due to the active ingredient in the medicine and not some other factor. Examples: just taking a sugar pill (placebo) or going to a doctor’s office makes some people feel better |
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| Why should be concerned about scientists making ethical decisions about research design? |
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| Ethical research design is important for several reasons. People deserve to know all of the risks so that they can decide whether or not to participate in a study. Without ethical research design, people could be hurt physically or emotionally. Also, bad products could be sold. |
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