Dr Patel Is a School Psychologist Who Has Noticed That

Multiple Choice

Dr. Patel is a school psychologist who has noticed that a 5^th grade student has recently begun to misbehave and fall behind academically. He decides there must be a reason for the student's sudden problems and decides to try to figure out what it is. Dr. Patel's belief that the student's behavior is the result of some unknown cause is an example of

A) determinism.
B) parsimony.
C) skepticism.
D) empiricism.