Luisa Proposed a Theory That Completely Explained Her Observations of Children's

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Multiple Choice

Luisa proposed a theory that completely explained her observations of children's development during an extended visit to a small village in Africa.Luisa's theory offered no predictions about future observations in other cultures.How would her theory most likely be labelled?

• A)a good theory because it provided clear and complete explanations of her observations
• B)a mediocre theory, because it did not generalize well to other situations
• C)a poor theory, because it failed to generate interest from other scientists
• D)a failure as a theory, because it was not falsifiable

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