Overview
answer these three items from Part I
Homework from Exercise Set 13, Part I pp. 538 - 539
These are all discussion type problems on the logic of explanations: a. hypothesis formation and b. experimental test.
Explain your reasoning.
For each of the following situations, invent at least three hypotheses aimed at explaining what went wrong or at solving the problem. Then, for each hypothesis, describe one or more experiments or inquiries that would confirm or disconfirm the hypothesis.
Someoneyouhavebeendatinghasabirthdaycomingup,soyoucallafloristand order flowers for the occasion. Two days later, the person is cold and distant.
After settling in a new location, you buy some seeds for a flower garden. When the flowers come up, they are stunted and of poor quality.
After mailing your paycheck to the bank, you write a check to pay your rent. The rent check bounces.