The Advantage of Employing the Scientific Approach Over Other Ways

question 47

Multiple Choice

The advantage of employing the scientific approach over other ways of knowing about the world is that it

• A) allows scientists to show that the explanations we make for the actions we observe are always correct.
• B) allows one to rule out intuition and authority as sources of ideas about behaviour.
• C) provides an objective set of rules for gathering,evaluating,and reporting information.
• D) allows scientists the opportunity to show the public their findings are always correct.

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Definitions:

Gastropods

A large class of mollusks that includes snails and slugs, characterized by a univalve shell or the absence of a shell.

Leeches

Parasitic or predatory worms belonging to the phylum Annelida and known for their use in medicine, especially for bloodletting.

Polychaetes

A class of annelid worms, characterized by having many legs or bristles, often living in marine environments.

Tapeworms

Parasitic flatworms that live in the digestive tract of vertebrates, absorbing nutrients from the host's intestine.