A new graduate student joins a professor's research team. The professor presents the graduate student with a variety of still unanswered questions from her previous research and encourages the student to design their study in such a way that it can answer those questions. Which value of the scientific method does this demonstrate?
The scientific method allows for a knowledge base to be established and for gaps in the literature to be filled.
The scientific method allows for the researcher's own biases and assumptions in reporting findings
The scientific method allows for theories that cannot be falsified
The scientific method allows for asking only those individuals with whom we are familiar to participate in a study