The General Approach That Scientists Use to Create and Test

question 26

Multiple Choice

The general approach that scientists use to create and test theories is called which of the following?

• A) the functional-mechanistic method
• B) the theory-model-phenomenon approach
• C) the quasi-logical hypothesis
• D) the hypothetico-deductive method

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Definitions:

Development

A comprehensive term that encompasses the various stages and processes of growth and change, physical, cognitive, and social, that occur throughout a human's life.

Varies

Refers to the differences or changes in size, amount, degree, or nature among things or over time.

Working Memory

The part of short-term memory that is concerned with immediate, conscious perceptual and linguistic processing.

Functions

In mathematics, the relationship or expression that associates each element of a set with exactly one element of another set. In general use, it refers to the natural purpose or activities specific to a person, thing, or institution.