While having the oil changed in his car, Zach accepts his mechanic's recommendation to have his fuel-injection system cleaned. Which of Peirce's methods is Zach relying on to know what maintenance his car requires?

a. the scientific method
b. the method of tenacity
c. the a priori method
d. the method of authority


d

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Who would be able to complete homework assignments successfully while riding on a noisy school bus?

a. Seven-year-olds b. Ten-year-olds c. Thirteen-year-olds d. Children of all three age groups would do equally badly

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In public housing neighborhoods, lower levels of crime, higher levels of children's creative play, and children having increased access to adults are all factors associated with:

a. increased police presence. b. stricter enforcement of rules for residents. c. a high level of trees, shrubs, and grass. d. higher rents.

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Which of the following coefficients of correlation indicates the WEAKEST relationship between two sets of variables?

a. 0.08 b. -0.29 c. 0.48 d. -1.00

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