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ENagel

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on: Jun 20, 2018
Which of the following is a testable hypothesis?
 
  a. Global warming will result in more tsunamis in the next 100 years.
  b. People who claim to have been abducted by aliens have higher scores on a paranoia scale than people in the general population.
  c. A list of meaningful words can be memorized more quickly than a list of nonsense syllables.
  d. Prayer will bring about healing of those stricken with AIDS.

Question 2

Consider the hypothesis: The severe weather that has hit the United States in recent months is punishment for the decline in morals in our society. This is an example of a hypothesis that is
 
  a. falsifiable.
  b. parsimonious.
  c. not falsifiable.
  d. confirmable.
  e. testable.


katieost

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Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

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