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Miss Loss 1.2
7th grade science chapter 1 lesson 2
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skepticism
having an attitude of doubt
ethics
rules to enable people to know right from wrong
personal bias
misinterpreting data because of likes and dislikes
cultural bias
misinterpreting data because of the culture where a person grew up
experimental bias
a mistake in the design of an experiement that makes a particular result more likely
objective
making decisions and conclusions based on available evidence
subjective
personal feelings have entered into a decision or conclusion
deductive reasoning
explaining things by starting with a general idea and then applying the idea to a specific
observation
inductive reasoning
using specific observations to make generalizations