Dr. Jane Doe is investigating how robins navigate during their yearly migration. Which of the following would NOT be a component of a scientific inquiry into this question?

A. Ignoring/discarding results that disagree with her favored hypothesis.
B. Proposing one or more potential mechanisms of navigation.
C. Exploring the current scientific literature on avian migration.
D. Designing an experiment to test one of her proposed mechanisms.


Answer: A. Ignoring/discarding results that disagree with her favored hypothesis.

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