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Chapter 1. Section 2 Scientific Enterprise. Limits of Science. Will Science always provide answers to your questions?. No, Science doesn’t have all the answers Science is limited. Ethics. deals with moral values about what is good or bad.

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Chapter 1

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  1. Chapter 1 Section 2 Scientific Enterprise

  2. Limits of Science

  3. Will Science always provide answers to your questions? • No, Science doesn’t have all the answers • Science is limited

  4. Ethics • deals with moral values about what is good or bad

  5. Why can’t science be used to answer ethical questions? • Ethical issues do not have variables that can be observed, measured, and tested

  6. Look at Figure 17…(page 20)WHAT’S YOUR OPINION?

  7. PROS human studies might be more reliable discoveries might benefit millions humans can give better feedback than non-humans CONS research might be dangerous to health and well-being of humans might be more expensive or take more time than non-human testing Integrate Careers

  8. Each research project has unique costs and risks • Scientists must balance the costs and risks when deciding whether or not to use human subjects

  9. Being Ethical and Open • Scientists take detailed notes of procedures and observations when they do experiments

  10. Unethical Behavior • fraud • dishonest acts or statements • making up data • changing results of experiments • taking credit for work done by others

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