Multiple Choice
1.   Which of the following means using specific observations to make generalizations? (1 point)
bias
subjective
deductive reasoning
inductive reasoning

2.   Which of the following is not true about bias? (1 point)
Personal bias involves the influence of your own likes and dislikes.
Ethical bias involves basing a conclusion on too little data.
Cultural bias is influence from the culture in which you grew up.
Experimental bias is a mistake in the design of an experiment that favors one result over another.

3.   Victoria discovered a new way to keep her hands warm on a cold day. What scientific attitude is this an example of? (1 point)
creativity
skepticism
honesty
good ethics

Refer to the photo to answer the question.
4.   Which of the following statements is an inference? (1 point)
The man’s mouth is open.
The man is about to sneeze.
The man’s hand is near his face.
There are wrinkles in the man’s forehead.

5.   Whenever Adrian plays his favorite video game, he always gets a higher score if he plays while listening to music. He wants to know if listening to music while playing video games affects other kids as well. He decides to test all the boys in his class. What should Adrian do to avoid experimental bias? (1 point)
only test the boys who usually play video games
only test the boys who like video games
include girls in the experiment
include the teacher in the experiment

Inductive reasoning allows an individual to see the bigger picture. Unlike deductive reasoning, it start out with specific details, and from there a generalization is made about the incident or situation.

2. Ethical bias involves manipulating data to serve a purpose that will only be good for the individual. It is based on the needs and wants of the individual rather than others or society.

3. Creativity is a characteristic or trait in scientists or other answer seekers that allows them to think out of the box. It allows them to look through different perspectives to find new or other solutions to a problem.

4. An inference is an educated guess or opinion that is based on observation. The man is about to sneeze is an inference because it is making a prediction or guess about an event based on observation. The other selections are observations.

5. Choosing only boys who like video games would not be fair testing. If the aim of the study is to determine if this affects also other people letting all the boys, no matter their preference in video games would help him figure out whether it is really only the music that affected their performance.