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The Limitations of Science - Spontaneous Generation" - Redi's Experiment - Microorganiams

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Question 8
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Read the following text and answer the question below:

"If new evidence contradicts a theory, the theory may be..."

<Select all that apply as there may be more than one answer>


Humans will try to keep their personal worldview and prejudices out of their work, but this sometimes fails. When a researcher or scientist influences results in order to portray a particular outcome, it is called research or experimenter bias.

Sometimes bias shows up in the design of the experiment. This happens when a scientist knows that the experiment was conducted in such a way that it eliminated data that might contradict the conclusion he or she was seeking.

Other times bias can show up when analyzing the data - if some of the data are removed from the dataset before conclusions are made. It is always important to know who conducted the research you are studying to see if there may be any potential bias found in the report.
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Question 11
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A) When a researcher influences results in order to show an outcome they desire this is called?

B) Provide your own example.


Sentence starter: When a researcher tries to influence the results of something in order to show an outcome they desire, this is called... An example of this would be...

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Question 14
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According to what we learned about laws, laws explain "what is happening, not why something is occuring."

A) First read the paragraph below

B) Then highlight, box, or circle the sentence(s) that shows that the presumed law of spontaneous generation does not explain how life came from non-life, thus not making it a law.

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First read all three paragraphs. Then answer the questions A and B.

Question 17
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What does the story of "spontaneous generation" proposed by Aristotle and Redi's subsequent experiment teach us?

Question 12
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Read the following text and answer the question below:

How does bias show up in research?