Which of the Following Is a Hallmark of the Scientific

question 86

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a hallmark of the scientific method?

• A) systematic data collection for the testing of hypotheses
• B) maintaining the privacy of researchers' methods so that ideas are not stolen
• C) research conducted without the restrictions that hypotheses and theories put on our conception of phenomena
• D) rejection of the concept "self-correction"

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