A Researcher Conducted Two Experiments to Test a Theory

question 6

Multiple Choice

A researcher conducted two experiments to test a theory.One experiment was designed to confirm a hypothesis of the theory and the second experiment was designed to falsify the hypothesis.From the perspective of theory construction and testing,

• A) the theory is precise and parsimonious.
• B) the theory is neither precise nor parsimonious.
• C) the first experiment is more informative.
• D) the second experiment is more informative.

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