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bobypop · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

A position that is a closely examined and critically checked explanation of observed reality is called a(n):

a. attractive hunch.
b. dogma.
c. doctrine.
d. indisputable opinion.
e. theory.

Question 2

Which of the following is not goal of science?

a. To discover the universal principles that govern the workings of the visible world
b. To develop explanations of the world that are testable and correctable
c. To eliminate the need to use the imagination
d. To seek patterns in the data
e. To use an empirical approach