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Glenda Fields posted Feb 15, 2023 7:24 PM
Scientists use controlled experiments, clinical trials, observations, and surveys on methods that will give accurate and empirical data.
Model is an important component of all environmental work. It helps inform both decisions and policies. Models improve the understanding of natural systems and how they react to changing conditions, such as exposure to hazardous substances and the temporal and dose effects from the exposure.
I have seen trail studies advertise on television asking for people to come out and do some studies that was paying three hundred dollars for a weekend. When we got there, we had to fill out survey on your health and a survey on the gum we would be chewing to help curve your aplite to smoke, lots of other studies were on the table that pay more money you could sign up for a verity of them. We got free room, and they provided the food you could sit outside in the garden play games or watch movies men and woman who were not married had separate rooms. After you filled out your survey your cigarettes were taken from you and any money you had would be given back on Sunday. You were handed a pack of gum and you could get more at the front desk if you ran out. A doctor or nurse would come in and check you and write down any symptoms you were experiencing. They also had a workout room basketball court. We made new friends, but some people had to leave because of some health concern detected. Some people didn’t make it through the whole day they need to smoke so they went home, and new faces were added. We had lunch it was a very nice box lunch we had bottles of water and snacks to eat if you liked dinner was pasta and large salad and cake. I brought my book so went to the garden to read got sleepy took a shower and went to bed a doctor came over and ask how I was doing. Had I noticed if the gum was helping me with my desire to smoke it really had it was nine o’clock and I hadn’t needed a cigarette all day, we did know that some of us were given the real gum others the placebo but didn’t know who had it we had a good buffet egg, toast juices milk or coffee, pan cakes or cereal? We were checked again ask more questions and after lunch we were sent home with our checks. It’s funny never know that what I was doing was a scientific model I was told they do lots of other things you can do from home. Learning a lot of new things in this class has anyone else participated in this type of study?