SCIENTIFIC ATTITUDES

Find scientific attitudes of which you think you already possess.

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 Attitudes that a scientist
must possess in order to
What are successfully solve problems

Scientific
Attitudes? An important aspect of
someone who wants to be
successful in the field of
science
 Curiosity

Intellectual Honesty

Scientific Critical-Mindedness

Attitudes Open-Mindedness

Skepticism

Objectivity

Perseverance
 CURIOSITY
a desire to learn or know about people or things that arouse one’s interest leading to
an inquiry
 Asks questions

Eager to find
A CURIOUS answers to
PERSON his/her question
s

Always try to
seek, inquire
and discover
INTELLECTUAL HONESTY

Honesty in the acquisition,

analysis and transmission of ideas
and information
AN INTELLECTUALLY HONEST PERSON

Reports all evidence without manipulating results of experiments

Does not claim scientific discoveries of others

Acknowledges the work of others

 CRITICAL-MINDEDNESS
Willingness to evaluate any evidence that is presented
to support a certain conclusion
A CRITICAL-MINDED PERSON

Looks for
inconsistencies

Consults a number
of authorities
Challenges the
validity of
statements
OPEN-MINDEDNESS
Willingness to accept ideas from
other people and considers these
ideas as possible solutions to
problems
AN OPEN-MINDED PERSON
Considers several possible options
when investigating a problem

Considers and evaluates ideas of other people

Respects the ideas of others

Open to new ideas

 SKEPTICISM
Questioning attitude towards unempirical knowledge, opinions or beliefs
 A SKEPTIC PERSON

• Doubts the truth of something unless presented with reliable data

• Believes only on firsthand proof
• Does not accept things blindly without questioning
 OBJECTIVITY
Lack of bias, judgment or prejudice
 AN OBJECTIVE PERSON

• Considers all the pros and cons and

all evidence available
• Considers and evaluates statements
by other people
• Not easily influenced by anything
except pertinent physical
observations
 PERSEVERANCE
Persistence in a course of action
A PERSON WHO
POSSESS 
PERSEVERANCE

• Does not stop until he/she

is done
• Does not easily give up
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 The Values of Science
Science can be used to solve
problems, but  when misused, it
can cause serious problem.

“SMALL knowledge is  DANGEROUS"

 The Values of Science
Dr. James Orbinski received the  Nobel
Prize in 1999 on behalf of a  group of
Doctors without Borders,  he pledged
that he was going to use  the prize
money to launch a global  network and
engage a public private  partnership
among the academe,  hospitals and
research laboratories.  He wanted to
developed low-cost  drugs for diseases
affecting many  people in poor
counties. The goal of  the initiative was
to save lives and  not to make money.
 The Values of Science
Weapon of Mass Destruction:
“I made one great mistake in  my
life…when I signed the  letter to
President Roosevelt
 recommending that atom  bombs
be made; but there  was
justification-the danger  that the
Germans would make  them.”
-Albert Einstein
 The Values of
Science
Cloning:
Will humans be cloned? Some
have claimed they have cloned
 humans, but later denied doing
so. Science requires ethical
 considerations. Experiments
involving living organisms
usually  generate bioethical issue
and touch on ideas of what is
right and  wrong. Using the
knowledge from science should
be guided by  wisdom,
conscience, humanity.
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