Three-year-old Kevin described how a dinosaur ate the chocolate cake. His mother favored the simpler explanation that Kevin ate it. On what concept is his mother relying?

A. experience
B. priming
C. principle of parsimony
D. heuristics


Answer: C

Psychology

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