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S&T chapter 2

QuestionAnswer
skepticism an attitude of doubt
ethics rules that enable people to know right from wrong
personal bias an outlook influenced by a persons likes and dislikes
cultural bias an outlook influenced by the beliefs, social forms and traits of a group
experimental bias a mistake in the design of an experiment that make a particular result seem more likely
objective describes the act of decision-making or drawing conclusions based on available evidence
subjective describes the influence of someones personal feelings on a decision or conclusion
deductive reasoning a way to explain things by starting with a general idea and then applying the idea to a specific observation
inductive reasoning using specific observations to make generalizations
scientific inquiry ongoing process of discovery in science.
hypothesis A possible explanation for a set of observations or answer to a scientific question
variable factor that can change during an experiment
manipulated variable one factor that scientists change during the experiment
responding variable the factor that changes as a result of changes to the manipulated or independent variable in an experiment
controlled experiment an experiment where only one variable is manipulated at a time
data facts figures and other evidence gathered through observations
scientific theory a well-tested explanation for a wide range of observations or experimental results
scientific law a statement that describes what scientists expect to happen under a particular set of conditions
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