Question

Suppose that a scientist proposes a hypothesis about how a newly discovered virus affects humans. Other virus researchers would likely:
A. reject the hypothesis right away.
B. change the hypothesis to fit their own findings.
C. design new experiments to test the proposed hypothesis.
D. assume that the hypothesis is true for all viruses.

Answer 1

C they want to see it for themselves

Answer 2

C. design new experiments to test the proposed hypothesis.