When scientific investigators develop and apply a theoretical model in the creative search for novel solutions to problems, they are using which kind of reasoning?

(a) comparative
(b) ideological
(c) empirical
(d) causal
(e) correlational


(a) comparative

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What is a nature NRM made up predominantly of women that typically centers on a Goddess and a "female principle"?

a. Druidry b. Heaven's Gate c. Wicca d. Falun Gong

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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____credited his predecessors with the acknowledgement that he stood "on the shoulders of Giants"

A. Leibniz B. Galileo C. Copernicus D. Newton

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