Scientific Thinking 1.2

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skepticism

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An attitude of doubt

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What is "personal bias"?

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When a person's likes or dislikes influence how they think about something

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Which term describes when the culture you grow up in affects your thinking?

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Cultural bias

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What does "ethics" help people know?

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The difference between right and wrong

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If you make decisions based on available evidence, you are being:

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Objective

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What is an example of subjective thinking?

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Letting your personal feelings affect your decision

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What is experimental bias?

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When a mistake in the design of an experiment makes a certain result more likely

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Example of faulty reasoning:

• Making a conclusion after gathering lots of data
• Making a conclusion without enough data
• Using ethics to decide what is right
• Being objective

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Making a conclusion without enough data

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A scientist starts with a general idea and applies it to a specific observation. What kind of reasoning is this?

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Deductive reasoning

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What kind of reasoning is used when you observe that all the apples you have seen are red and then say "all apples must be red"?

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Inductive reasoning