Question

(01.01 mc) wendy and michelle are trying to determine whether their ideas are scientific or pseudoscientific. wendy’s idea is based on experiments, and new observations can improve it. the experimental results of michelle’s idea cannot be verified. which statement is correct about wendy and michelle’s idea?

• both ideas could be scientific.
• only wendy’s idea could be scientific.
• neither idea could be scientific.
• only michelle’s idea could be scientific.

Explanation:

Scientific ideas are based on testable experiments and can be improved with new observations. Pseudoscientific ideas lack verifiable experimental results. Wendy's idea is based on experiments and can be improved, so it's scientific. Michelle's idea has unverifiable results, so it's not scientific. Thus, only Wendy's idea could be scientific.

Answer:

Only Wendy's idea could be scientific.