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Friday, December 14, 2012
Chapter Eight
Why do you think Granddaddy felt that it was a bad idea to give names to experimental subjects? What do you think he meant when he said, "It tends to spoil the truly objective observation"? (p. 110)
I think that Granddaddy felt that it was a bad idea to give names to experimental subjects because then you get attached to them and then you won't experiment on them for research.
I think that when he said that she should rather not give it a name, he said that because, if she gave it a name she would probably pay more attention to it as a pet much more than an science specimen. And she would probably get distracted with that matter.
I think that grandfather thought that giving the turtle a name was a bad idea because Calpurnia would limit the tests because she would think of it as a pet and would think that it might get hurt, mentally.
I think that Granddaddy felt that it was a bad idea to give names to experimental subjects because then you get attached to them and then you won't experiment on them for research.
ReplyDeleteI think that Granddaddy was saying that you would be paying more attention to the pet and its name than the science when you are doing the experiment.
ReplyDeleteI think that when he said that she should rather not give it a name, he said that because, if she gave it a name she would probably pay more attention to it as a pet much more than an science specimen. And she would probably get distracted with that matter.
ReplyDeleteI think that grandfather thought that giving the turtle a name was a bad idea because Calpurnia would limit the tests because she would think of it as a pet and would think that it might get hurt, mentally.
ReplyDeleteI very much so agree with Colden because if you get to attached to something you will not be willing to do certain things in the name of science.
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