Angela Reads About a Study in Which Cell Phone Use

question 5

Multiple Choice

Angela reads about a study in which cell phone use is associated with migraine headaches.She says,"Well,that study is not valid because I use a cell phone more than anyone I know and I never get migraines." Based on her comment,Angela may be forgetting which of the following?

• A) The study is in a prestigious magazine.
• B) The study has been replicated.
• C) The study did not properly define cell phone use.
• D) Science is probabilistic.
• E) Science is based on empiricism.

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