a particular preference or point of view that is personal, rather than scientific.

a well tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations and hypotheses, and enables scientists to make accurate predictions about new situations.

scientist question existing ideas and hypotheses, and they refuse to accept explantions without evidence

they are willing to accept different ideas that may not agree with their hypothesis.

to design experiments that yeild accurate data.

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Question	Answer
Bias	a particular preference or point of view that is personal, rather than scientific.
Theory	a well tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations and hypotheses, and enables scientists to make accurate predictions about new situations.
Skeptisim	scientist question existing ideas and hypotheses, and they refuse to accept explantions without evidence
Open-Mindedness	they are willing to accept different ideas that may not agree with their hypothesis.
Creativity	to design experiments that yeild accurate data.