When Researchers Create Questions to Investigate, Generate Evidence, and Draw

question 635

Multiple Choice

When researchers create questions to investigate, generate evidence, and draw conclusions, they are guided by a set of assumptions, attitudes, and procedures that is (are) called:

• A) the scientific method.
• B) guesses and hunches.
• C) ethical guidelines.
• D) pseudoscientific assumptions.

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Definitions:

Diminishing Marginal Utility

The principle that the satisfaction or utility gained from consuming each additional unit of a good or service decreases as more of it is consumed over a certain period.

Indifference Curves

Indifference curves are graphs showing different combinations of two goods that provide equal satisfaction and utility to a consumer.

Budget Constraint

The cap on the combinations of goods a consumer is able to purchase, determined by their earnings and the cost of those items.

Utility

A measure of satisfaction or happiness that consumers derive from consuming goods and services.