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______ ________ is a mode of thinking applied to any scientific subject, content or problem in which the thinker _________ by imposing ___________ of critical thinking

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Scientific Thinking
improves the quality of their thinking
intellectual standards

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Scientific thinking requires:
* Effective _______
*______ _____ abilities
* _________ to continued skill development

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communication
Problem solving
Commitment

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4 Selfs of Scientific Thinking

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Self-corrective
Self-directed
Self-disciplined
Self-monitored

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  • Avoid jumping to conclusions with limited information
  • Never take anything for granted
  • Never consider a judgement better than the available information
  • Treat what seems logical or plausible as supposition until proven
  • Consider something as proof only if it has consistently repeated results, and not from a one-off study.
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Why Scientific Thinking?

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Clarity
Accuracy
Precision
Relevance
Depth
Breadth
Logic
Significance
Fairness

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Intellectual Standards

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Understandable
The meaning can be easily grasped

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CLARITY

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Correct or true.
Free from errors or distortions

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Accuracy

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Contains the necessary details needed to solve the problem.

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Precision

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Directly connected to or directly relating to the subject or problem at hand.

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Relevance

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Containing complexities and multiple relationships.

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Depth

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Encompassing multiple viewpoints.

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Breadth

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No contradictions in the parts or details of the problem.

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Logic

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Focus on the important details.
Not distracted by trivial elements.

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Significance

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Justifiable, not self-serving or one-sided.

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Fairness

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HUMILITY
COURAGE
EMPATHY
INTEGRITY
PERSEVERANCE
CONFIDENCE IN REASON
AUTONOMY

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Intellectual Dispositions

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Sensitivity to what you do or do not know.

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HUMILITY

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Being aware of own biases and self-deceptive tendencies

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HUMILITY

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How do the beliefs, prejudices or biases I have uncritically accepted keep me from thinking scientifically?

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Humility

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Disposition to question beliefs you hold dearly or feel strongly about.

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COURAGE

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Willingness to express your views, even when they are unpopular.

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COURAGE

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To what extent have I analyzed the beliefs I hold that may impede by ability to think scientifically?

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COURAGE

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To what extent have I analyzed the beliefs I hold that may impede by ability to think scientifically?

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COURAGE

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How do I change what I do if my belief is unjustified?

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Awareness of need to actively entertain views that differ from your own,
Especially the ones you strongly disagree with.

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Accurately reconstruct opponents' viewpoints and reasoning to assess your own premise and assumptions.
EMPATHY
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To what extent do I accurately represent the scientific viewpoints I disagree with?
EMPATHY
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Ability to hold yourself to the same intellectual standards you expect from others.
INTEGRITY
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Do not expect or foster double standards.
INTEGRITY
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To what extent do I strive to eliminate self- deception when reasoning through scientific issues?
INTEGRITY
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Do I ask more of others than I am willing to do myself?
INTEGRITY
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Ability to work through complexities despite the frustration inherent in the task.
PERSEVERANCE
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To what extent do I work my way through scientific complexities, or do I tend to give up when I experience difficulty?
PERSEVERANCE
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Using reason as the fundamental criteria by which to judge acceptance or rejection of a position.
CONFIDENCE IN REASON
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Using reason as the fundamental criteria by which to judge acceptance or rejection of a position.
CONFIDENCE IN REASON
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Am I willing to change my position when the scientific evidence leads to a more reasonable position? (see Courage)
CONFIDENCE IN REASON
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Thinking for oneself but adhering to standards of rationality.
AUTONOMY
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Not uncritically accepting the viewpoints of others.
AUTONOMY
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Do I think through scientific issues on my own or do I merely accept the apparent scientific views of others?
AUTONOMY
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DEVELOPMENT OF THE SCIENTIFIC MIND
What Scientists Do
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What Scientists Do?
Observe - What factors are affecting the phenomena?
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What Scientists Do
Design Experiments
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When Scientists Design experiments they ask?
* Is the question plausible? * Can the variables be controlled?
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When Scientists Design experiments they also ...
Determine, examine and define the variables or mechanistic quality of the phenomena being observed.
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What Scientists Do
Strive for Exact Measurement
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When Scientists Strive for Exact Measurement they ...
Determine precise quantitative relationships between relevant factors and their observed effects
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A collection of beliefs or practices mistakenly regarded as being based on scientific method
Pseudoscientific Thinking
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We do not naturally think scientifically, though we may think we do. * Do you always recognize your assumptions and biases? * Do you always recognize the source of your ideas? * They said .... * I heard or read somewhere ....
Pseudo-Scientific Thinking
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Training in scientific thinking creates awareness in our own _____-_______ _______
pseudo-scientific thinking.
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Naturally believe in intuitive perceptions - however inaccurate
Pseudo-Scientific Thinking
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Do not use intellectual standards in thinking, but instead tend to use self- centered psychological standards to determine beliefs
Pseudo-Scientific Thinking
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Displays a remarkable and characteristic indifference to fact.
Pseudo-Scientific Thinking
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Rarely ever makes an independent investigation to check sources.
Pseudo-Scientific Thinking
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Uses unverifiable eyewitness testimony, stories, hearsay, rumor, and dubious anecdotes.
Pseudo-Scientific Thinking
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I believe that my beliefs are true, though I have never questioned their basis.
Pseudo-Scientific Thinking or I believe it
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I assume the dominant beliefs of the groups I belong to are true, though I have never questioned their basis.
Pseudo-Scientific Thinking or We believe it
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