According to Goodstein, Which Characteristic of Scientific Enquiry States That

question 49

Multiple Choice

According to Goodstein, which characteristic of scientific enquiry states that for scientists, knowledge is primarily based on observations and that scientists enthusiastically search for observations that will verify or reject their ideas about the world.

• A)Data play a central role.
• B)Scientists are not alone.
• C)Science is adversarial.
• D)Scientific evidence is peer reviewed.

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