Leonard is missing a sock. His sister suggests that a friend of his may have snuck into his room while he was sleeping and took the sock as a practical joke
A) skepticism
B) the principle of parsimony
C) tolerance of ambiguity
D) avoiding overly emotional thinking
Answer: B
Rationale: Leonard is demonstrating the principle of parsimony: the simplest of all competing explanations should be the one we accept. While both explanations for the missing sock are possible, Leonard's is simpler than his sister's, and should therefore be favored.
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