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Thinking Like a Scientist?. Chapter 1, Lesson 2. Bias that stems from a person’s likes and dislikes. person al bias. The act of making decisions and drawing conclusions based on available evidence. Objective. Having an attitude of doubt. skepticism.
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Thinking Like a Scientist? Chapter 1, Lesson 2
Bias that stems from a person’s likes and dislikes. personal bias
The act of making decisions and drawing conclusions based on available evidence. Objective
Having an attitude of doubt. skepticism
Using specific observations to make generalizations. inductive reasoning
The act of making decisions and drawing conclusions where personal feelings have been entered. subjective
A way to explain things by starting with a general idea and then applying the idea to a specific observation. deductive reasoning
Bias that stems from the culture in which a person grows up. cultural bias
A mistake in the design of an experiment that makes a particular result more likely. experimental bias