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Assume means to believe that something is true, even if you do not have enough evidence to prove that it is true.

For example:

He usually comes to work at exactly 8 o' clock, so if he is not here yet, I assume his train was late.

Assumptions are the building blocks of scientific theories. Scientists do experiments to examine if something that they assume is true really is true.

accept that something is correct

hypothesize about something

have proof that something is true

suppose that something is true even if you have not proved it yet

Which answers below are closest to the meaning of assume? Choose the 3 correct answers.

Response:

have proof that something is true

hypothesize about something

suppose that something is true even if you have not proved it yet

accept that something is correct
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The examples below illustrate the meaning of assume.

If John and Ann were holding hands, then they love each other.

If the food is burnt, then you probably forgot to take it out of the oven on time.

If you like my shirt, then you can borrow it tonight.

If there are extra plates on the table, then we must be expecting guests for dinner.

Which answers are examples of assumptions? Choose the 3 correct answers.

Response:

If there are extra plates on the table, then we must be expecting guests for dinner.

If you like my shirt, then you can borrow it tonight.
Feedback:

When you make an assumption, you make a guess about something based on the clues around you. If you borrow a shirt that you like, you do not assume anything.

If John and Ann were holding hands, then they love each other.

If the food is burnt, then you probably forgot to take it out of the oven on time.
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Assumptions are basic beliefs that have not yet been proved.

For researchers, assumptions are  'places to start from': They enable researchers to formulate hypotheses and start designing research studies that test whether their hypotheses are correct.

prove that something is true.

investigate whether what they believe is true.

construct theories that they will then try to prove.

start collecting scientific evidence to confirm their hypotheses.

Choose answers that best complete this sentence:

 

Assumptions are called the "building blocks" of scientific theories because they allow researchers to...

Response:

start collecting scientific evidence to confirm their hypotheses.

prove that something is true.
Feedback:

Assumptions are not enough to prove that something is true. Researchers have to conduct carefully-designed experiments in order to confirm their hypotheses. A set of confirmed hypotheses then form the basis of a theory that can predict or explain something.

construct theories that they will then try to prove.

investigate whether what they believe is true.
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Sometimes, in order to move forward, we need to recognize that something we have always assumed to be true and accepted as a fact may need re-examination, and may not be true.

 

This exercise focuses on some of our irrational or unrealistic assumptions about ourselves and others, and how these assumptions can affect our feelings and emotions. 

"We may not always have control over what happens to us, but we can control our attitudes towards things that happen to us."

"If I worry about something all the time, then it won't happen."

"Happiness is caused by external factors - we have little or no control over how happy or sad we feel."

Emotional Consequences of Irrational Assumptions

 

Albert Ellis and Aaron Beck founded the cognitive behavioural therapy approach, which focuses on irrational assumptions or 'negative self-talk' about ourselves and the world we live in. Examples of irrational assumptions are:

"Everyone should treat me with respect."

"Things must always go exactly the way I want them to go, or life is just awful."

Ellis and Beck's approach is designed to help people become aware of their own hidden and irrational assumptions. This approach teaches people to recognize and challenge these assumptions,  so that they can adapt more realistic, positive assumptions about themselves and other people.   

Three of the sentences below are common unrealistic assumptions that can cause problems for people and make them feel bad about themselves. 

Choose the 2 sentences that are irrational assumptions.  

Response:

"We may not always have control over what happens to us, but we can control our attitudes towards things that happen to us."

"Happiness is caused by external factors - we have little or no control over how happy or sad we feel."

"If I worry about something all the time, then it won't happen."