Which of the Following Is Not One of the Criteria

question 30

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not one of the criteria for evaluating scientific theories?

• A) Simplicity
• B) Internal consistency
• C) External consistency
• D) Gut intuitions
• E) Conservatism

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Definitions:

World Depression

A worldwide economic downturn, most notably the Great Depression of the 1930s, which had profound effects on global economies and societies.

Federal Government

The central authority of the United States, composed of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, responsible for governing the country at a national level.

African-Americans

Citizens of the United States with total or partial ancestry from any of the black racial groups of Africa.

New Deal

A series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the United States during the 1930s, designed to help the country recover from the Great Depression.