I'd go with openness and skepticism. I teach my students about the
scientific attitudes of curiosity, skepticism, and humility. They understand
the first two, but I have to explain the last one to them. We scientists
have to be willing to submit our theories to systematic inquiry and be
proven wrong! (When I had a discussion about this with a friend, she told me
that as a faithful believer in a particular set of religious beliefs, she is
absolutely sure she is right and is unwilling to open herself to up to the
possibility that she is wrong, so therefore she must not be able to think
like a scientist. Hmmm.)
*****
Nathalie Coté
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Belmont Abbey College
100 Belmont - Mt. Holly Road
Belmont, NC 28012
(704) 825-6754
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> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, October 06, 2000 1:48 PM
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> Subject: RE: d) two of the above
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> Which two are correct?
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> Michael B. Quanty, Ph.D.
> Psychology Professor
> Senior Institutional Researcher
> Thomas Nelson Community College
> PO Box 9407
> Hampton, VA 23670
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> Phone: 757.825.3500
> Fax: 757.825.3807
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Sylvester [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, October 06, 2000 12:48 PM
> To: TIPS
> Subject: d) two of the above
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>
> The following from a test item bank caught my attention:
>
> The ideal scientist would possess the following characteristic(s):
> a. openness
> b. willingness to make risky decisions
> c. skepticism
> d. two of the above
> e. all of the above
>
> The answer given as correct is d.
> Even though a student might answer d,would the prof know
> which two the
> student would be referring to?
> I guess I could construct my own items with choices such as:
> any of the above, two of the below,one above and one below and so on.
>
> Comments invited.
>
> Michael Sylvester,Ph.D
> Daytona Beach,Florida
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