Why are scientists expected to be skeptical?
What will be an ideal response?
A good scientist never accepts a hypothesis as true. Scientists are investigators who remain skeptical until they have the data to support their hypotheses. Even then, they depend on further verification of the findings by themselves or other scientists.
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Which of the following is NOT one of the four basic elements needed for small-group learning to be cooperative?
A) Interdependence B) Collaborative skills C) Group processing D) Group accountability
When we try to make a good decision and we entertain too many options, we are engaging in
A. overwhelmed thinking. B. sprawling thinking. C. unfocused thinking. D. diffuse thinking.
Discrepancies among research findings are often explained by differences in:
A) sampling B) instrumentation C) intervention D) all of the above