Kathy Is Uncomfortable with Some of the Things She's Learning

question 30

Multiple Choice

Kathy is uncomfortable with some of the things she's learning in her science classes,and she becomes convinced that many scientists are just buying in to the theories they've been taught and perpetuating inaccurate information in their own research.In reality,

• A) she's right.We have no idea how much of the information we rely on as fact is accurate.
• B) she's right.At least 75 percent of the information published in journals is believed to be inaccurate.
• C) theories are tested,modified,and then tested again by additional research;if they're inaccurate,they're discarded.
• D) theories are modified only if someone with a great deal of research experience suggests they should be.

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