I think the word you're looking for is "hypothesis".
For example, a hypothesis could be "dogs drink more often when owners are present".
And then this can be proven (or dis-proven) by an observation (or in this case rather: measurement).
Human right is a right that is believed to belong justifiably to every person.
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Social values are designed to help the members of the society reach a certain level of harmony. It contains a set of principles that considered as "acceptable" or not "acceptable" which can influence the members of society to behave.
Conforming to social values tend to prevent a lot of conflict, which can lead to low level of mortality rates that cause an increase in population.
Traditional thinking that to have strong correlation with religious teachings. Most religions advocated their followers to avoid violence and have a structured set of families that will also contribute to the increase in population.
The answer is a, because the caprock is in the north plains