Question

1. _______________________ is a process of gaining and testing knowledge & must be proven through experimentation. 2.___________________or non-science claims to be scientific but does not use experimentation. Cryptozoology is an example of this

Answer 1

Answer:

1. Scientific method

2. Pseudo-scientific method.

Explanation:

SCIENTIFIC METHOD

Scientific method involves conducting research and carrying out experiments to support or contradict a theory. It involves carefully followed steps, which ensure that proper testing is done and the results obtained are valid. Measurable data or evidence is collected, related to a hypothesis.

In Scientific method, there are key elements that should be observed in the course of testing for knowledge:

• Observations

• Questions about observations

• Hypothesis

• Hypothesis testing

• Data analysis

• Experiment reproduction

PSEUDO-SCIENTIFIC METHOD

Pseudoscience involves beliefs or theories, having no scientific basis but have been considered to be scientific. These theories lack evidence or have been disproved by science. Pseudoscience does not involve facts that are verifiable as true and is more intuition based than fact based.

Examples of this include cryptozoology and flat earth theory.

Answer 2

Answer:

1.  Science

2.  Pseudoscience

Explanation:

A science is systematic, methodical, intellectual, and practical activities or processes, that deals with study of structural body, and behavioral attributes or characteristics of physical, chemical and biological world.

More so, It is a process or activity that requires experimentation and observation, of knowledge, such that it is testable, with explanations and make predictions about the object under analysis or study.

It is basically divided into two

1. Foundation science: this is further divided into Formal science e.g Mathematic and Logic, and Emperical science: containing both Natural science (physics, chemistry, biology etc) and Social Science (Economics, Sociology, Psychology etc)

2. Application science: this is also divided into Formal science example is Computer science, and Emperical science: containing both Natural science (Engineering, medicine etc) and Social science (Business administration)

While Pseudoscience, is a term that describes a collection of beliefs, theories or practices, mistakenly considered as a scientific fact, but on the contrary, has no basis scientifically.

In other words, this referred to certain theories, observations or beliefs, that does not have sufficient or scientific evidence to support them, nor can be tested scientifically.

Example is the Cryptozoology or the theory or belief of Existence of Aliens using Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) to visit the Earth and mine data or mineral resources.