Scientific Uncertainty Sometimes Makes It Difficult to Understand Climate Change

question 35

Multiple Choice

Scientific uncertainty sometimes makes it difficult to understand climate change because:

• A)skepticism is a key characteristic of the scientific process itself,therefore,scientists do not easily rush to conclusions.
• B)comparisons can be difficult when problems are framed in different ways.
• C)theories that make opposing predictions are sometimes equally plausible.
• D)all of the above
• E)none of the above

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Definitions:

Conditioned Stimulus

A formerly neutral stimulus that becomes capable of triggering a conditioned response after it is associated with an unconditioned stimulus.

Unconditioned Response

An automatic reaction to a stimulus that occurs naturally, without the need for prior learning or conditioning.

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has become conditioned by being paired with an unconditioned stimulus.

UCS

Unconditioned Stimulus; a stimulus that triggers a naturally occurring response without the need for prior learning.