When Scientists Set Out to Find Evidence to Support Their

question 58

Multiple Choice

When scientists set out to find evidence to support their hypotheses,they need to be careful about falling prey to which problem-solving obstacle?

• A) Confirmation bias
• B) A logical fallacy
• C) Mental set
• D) Functional fixedness

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Definitions:

Measures of Central Tendency

Statistical indicators that describe the center point or typical value of a dataset, including the mean, median, and mode.

Standard Deviation

A gauge for the degree of spread or variability among figures in a collection.

Mean

A statistical measure representing the average value of a set of numbers.

Percentile

A statistical measure indicating the value below which a given percentage of observations in a group of observations fall.