Critical Thinking in Science

Question 1

When conducting scientific research or experimentation, researchers carefully analyze and evaluate results to determine a valid conclusion. A scientist conducts an experiment to determine how different brands of fish food affect tropical fish growth. The scientist determines that all of their fish grow better when fed a specific brand of fish food. Why would it be important to question the results of this experiment?

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all of the above

Question 2

Which of the following is not an example of critical thinking?

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implementing the first solution to a problem identified

Question 3

Information based on opinions is valid.

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F

Question 4

Why is it important to apply critical thinking to spam e-mail?

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all of the above

Question 5

Critical thinking is important for evaluating which parts of advertisements are true and can be believed.

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T

Question 6

Which of the following is a step in evaluating the reliability of a website?

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all of the above are steps in evaluating a website’s reliability

Question 7

The critical evaluation of websites allows users to identify _______.

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websites containing false or misleading information

Question 8

Which of the following is not true concerning Internet websites?

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They have an editorial process to correct inaccurate information.

Question 9

Which of the following is not a step involved in critical thinking?

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writing a summary

Question 10

Judging and evaluating advertisements requires critical thinking because _______.

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advertisements can contain confusing, misleading information

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