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Savvas 7th Grade Ch 1 L2 Thinking Like a Scientist Quiz

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What kind of bias is a mistake in the design of an experiment that makes a particular result more likely?

deductive

cultural

personal

experimental

What are you being when you let personal feelings enter into a decision or conclusion?

inductive

deductive

subjective

objective

Which attitude makes a scientist capable of accepting new and different ideas?

open-mindedness

skepticism

curiousity

creativity

Which attitude helps scientists to come up with inventive ways to solve problems or produce new things?

curiosity

creativity

good ethics

open-mindedness

 Deductive reasoning uses specific observations to make generalizations.

True

False

 A scientist’s open-mindedness should always be balanced by bias.

True

False

Good scientists use honesty when reporting their observations and results.

True

False

Scientists must be careful not to use inductive reasoning, because it can lead to faulty conclusions.

True

False

 Personal ethics comes from a person’s likes and dislikes.

True

False

Scientific reasoning requires a logical way of thinking.

True

False