About this resource:
Indexing Status:
Yes Education Level:
6, 7, 8
Subject:
Science
Statement Notation:
1B (6-8) #3
Description en-US:
What people expect to observe often affects what they actually do observe. Strong beliefs about what should happen in particular circumstances can prevent them from detecting other results. Scientists know about this danger to objectivity and take steps to try and avoid it when designing investigations and examining data. One safeguard is to have different investigators conduct independent studies of the same questions.
Language:
English
Is Part Of:
Benchmarks for Science Literacy
Identifier:
http://purl.org/ASN/resources/S100E15B