Question
Wanda has a theory that her cat can recognize her name. She calls the cat. If the cat looks up Wanda concludes that the cat knows her name. If the cat does not look up, Wanda concludes that the cat knows her name but is just ignoring her. The problem with Wanda’s test of her theory is that it is
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overly ambitious.
deductive.
not falsifiable.
parsimonious.
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SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
overly ambitious.
deductive.
not falsifiable.
parsimonious.
Clear answer
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GPT-4o mini
The problem with Wanda’s test of her theory is that it is **not falsifiable**.
This is because regardless of whether the cat looks up or not, Wanda concludes that the cat knows her name, which does not provide a way to disprove her theory.
This is because regardless of whether the cat looks up or not, Wanda concludes that the cat knows her name, which does not provide a way to disprove her theory.