Despite Sir Francis Galton's belief that intelligence was strongly related to one's sensory capacity, later research found that possessing one exceptional sense, like heightened hearing, highly correlated with overall intelligence. This is important because it reminds us of the critical-thinking concept of
A)falsifiability.
B)correlation versus causation.
C)Occam's Razor.
D)ruling out rival hypotheses.

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Falsifiability is the concept that a scientific hypothesis must be able to be tested and potentially disproven through experimentation or observation. In this case, Galton's hypothesis that intelligence was strongly related to sensory capacity was later found to be false through research that showed that possessing one exceptional sense did not highly correlate with overall intelligence.

Despite Sir Francis Galton's Belief That Intelligence Was Strongly Related