What is an attitude An attitude is a state of mind often either positive or negative Attitudes are formed from a persons experiences What types of attitudes do you think would be important for scientists to have ID: 551655
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The 7 Attitudes of ScienceSlide2
What is an attitude?
An attitude is a state of mind, often either positive or negative.
Attitudes are formed from a person’s experiences.
What types of attitudes do you think would be important for scientists to have?Slide3
CuriositySlide4
Curiosity
Curiosity is the desire to learn or know about anything; inquisitiveness.Slide5
Curiosity
Why is it important to science?
Scientists want to learn more about the topics that interest them.Slide6
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HONESTYSlide8
Honesty is:
…truthfulness, sincerity or frankness.Slide9
Honesty
Why is it important to science?
Good scientists always report their observations and results truthfully.Slide10
CreativitySlide11
Creativity means…coming up with inventive ways to solve problems or produce new thingsSlide12
Creativity is important in science because…
…creativity allows scientists to come up with solutions to problems or ideas for experimentation.Slide13
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OpenmindednessSlide15
Openmindedness
is…
…having a mind open to new ideas or arguments…Slide16
Openmindedness….
…is needed in science because scientists need to be capable of accepting new and different ideas.Slide17
EthicsSlide18
Ethics…
…
moral principles that govern a person’s or group’s behavior..
It is important to science because scientists need to know right from wrong and be able to report their results with neutrality.Slide19
Awareness of Bias
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Awareness of Bias
…bias is when you judge something based on what you think of it, not how it actually is..
…it is important to scientists because they need to be aware of bias and report their results without bias.Slide21
SkepticismSlide22
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Skepticism is..
….having an attitude of doubt…Slide24
Skepticism is…
…important to science because it keeps scientists from accepting ideas that may be untrue.