Question

1. which type of critical thinking involves asking “what does it all mean”? a. creative thinking c. logical thinking b. analytical thinking d. reflective thinking 6. which of the following situations is an ethical conflict of interest? a. a scientist’s work was published in one of the most highly respected peer - reviewed journals. b. a scientist’s company was offering monetary bonuses to those that could show the company’s product was a success. c. a scientist’s work was being reproduced by multiple other scientists to ensure reproducibility of the results. d. a scientist’s company provided all the resources necessary to ensure evidenced - based results were being produced. 7. which form of misconduct exists if a scientist slightly alters the data to better support the claim? a. manipulation c. fabrication b. plagiarism d. conflicts of interest

Explanation:

Question 5:

Reflective thinking involves deep - level questioning about the meaning of things, so asking "What does it all mean?" is reflective thinking.

Question 6:

When a scientist's company offers monetary bonuses to show the product's success, it creates a conflict between financial gain and objective scientific work, which is an ethical conflict of interest.

Question 7:

Manipulation is the act of altering data to fit a claim, which is what is described when a scientist slightly alters data to better support a claim.

Answer:

1. d. reflective thinking
2. b. A scientist's company was offering monetary bonuses to those that could show the company's product was a success.
3. a. manipulation