Question

A person studying a topic is presented with new information that conflicts with previous findings. What would a scientist do in this situation?
Question 8 options:

ignore the new information

argue against the new information

evaluate the new information

keep the new information to himself

Answer 1

Answer:

evaluate the new information

Explanation:

It is normal that in the course of a research, the researcher will come across new information that conflicts with the information he had already collected. This is normal because science is something changeable, new discoveries can be reached at any time and totally change what we know about a certain subject.

However, false and erroneous discoveries can also be disclosed, for this reason the researcher must be aware and never conclude what is right and what is wrong immediately without an evaluation being made. In this case, the ideal is to evaluate the new information.

Answer 2

Answer: evaluate the new information.