Disinterestedness

question 1

Multiple Choice

Disinterestedness

• A) Scientists should not accept new ideas or evidence in a carefree, uncritical manner, but challenge and question new evidence.
• B) Scientists must be neutral, impartial, receptive, and open-minded to unexpected observations or new ideas. They should not be rigidly wedded to a particular idea or point of view.
• C) Regardless of who conducts a study or where the researcher conducts it, the study is judged only on the basis of scientific merit.
• D) Scientific knowledge must be shared with others, and it belongs to everyone. Creating scientific knowledge is a public act and the findings are public property, available for all to use.

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Definitions:

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