The Scientific Method Cannot Be Used to Evaluate Untestable Hypotheses

question 29

Multiple Choice

The scientific method cannot be used to evaluate untestable hypotheses.Which of the following types of questions are untestable?

• A) questions about topics other than the natural world
• B) questions about the events that immediately followed the origin of the universe
• C) questions about the behavior of plants and animals
• D) questions whose possible answers are socially controversial

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Definitions:

Equilibrium Price

The price at which the quantity of a product demanded by consumers and the quantity supplied by producers are equal.

Government Tax

Required payments to the government, deducted from workers' salaries and company earnings, or applied to the prices of specific items, services, and activities.

Tax Revenue

Consists of the income that a government gains from taxation, which is used to fund public services and obligations.

Welfare

Government programs that supplement the incomes of the needy.