Vocabulary Chapter 1: Lesson 2 Skepticism ethics Personal bias Cultural bias Experimental Bias Objective Subjective Deductive Reasoning Inductive Reasoning

Skepticism Having an attitude of doubt S- Disbelief A-Belief

Ethics Rules that enable people to know right from wrong S-honesty A-dishonesty

Personal Bias Misinterpreting behavior or information based on personal likes and dislikes. S-favoritism, Unfairness A-Fairness

Cultural Bias Misinterpreting behaviors and information based on the culture a person grows up in. S-Predjudice A-Tolerance

Experimental Bias A mistake in the design of an experiment

Objective Make decision or draw conclusions based on evidence S-open-minded A-Subjective

Subjective Make decisions or draw conclusions based on personal feelings S-Biased A-Objective

Deductive Reasoning A way of explaining things starting with a general idea and applying to a specific observation A- Inductive Reasoning

Inductive Reasoning Uses specific observations to make a generalization A- Deductive Reasoning

Faulty Reasoning Conclusion is based on too little of information