How Are Economists Not Like Mathematicians, Physicists, and Biologists

question 154

Multiple Choice

How are economists not like mathematicians, physicists, and biologists?

• A)Economists do not use models to represent the real world.
• B)Economists do not try to address their subject with a scientist's objectivity.
• C)Economists do not devise theories and collect and analyze data in an attempt to verify or refute their theories.
• D)Economists cannot run lab experiments in the same way that other scientists can.

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Definitions:

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Behavioral Conditioning Therapy

A method of treatment that uses principles of learning, such as conditioning and reinforcement, to alter behavior.

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