Chapter 1: Thinking Like A Scientist Flashcards
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Ethics
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The rules that enable people to know right from wrong
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Skepticism
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Having an attitude of doubt
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Personal bias
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And outlook influenced by a person’s likes and dislikes
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Cultural bias
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And outlook influenced by the beliefs, social, and group traits
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Experimental bias
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A mistake in the design of an experiment that makes a particular result more likely
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Objective
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Describes the act of decision-making or drawing conclusions based on available evidence
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Subjective
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Describes the influence of personal feelings on a decision or conclusion
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Deductive reasoning
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A way to explain things by starting with a general idea and then applying the idea to a specific observation
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Inductive reasoning
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Using specific observations to make generalizations
