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ERIC Number: EJ148854
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1976
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Beware the "Obvious"
Weinberg, Eugene D.; Fraser, Dean
American Biology Teacher, 38, 8, 466-468,480, Nov 76
Discussed is the tendency in science to challenge obvious explanation for observed phenomenon. Ten examples are given where the initial obvious explanation was subsequently shown to be totally incorrect. Four examples that relate to biomedicine are presented in detail. (SL)
Descriptors: Biology, Discovery Processes, Problem Solving, Scientific Attitudes, Scientific Concepts, Scientific Enterprise, Scientific Methodology, Scientific Principles, Scientific Research
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