Dr. Patel is a school psychologist who has noticed that a 5^th grade student has recently begun to misbehave and fall behind academically. He decides there must be a reason for the student's sudden problems and decides to try to figure out what it is. Dr. Patel's belief that the student's behavior is the result of some unknown cause is an example of A) determinism. B) parsimony. C) skepticism. D) empiricism.

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Determinism is the belief that all events, including human behavior, have a cause. Dr. Patel's assumption that the student's sudden change in behavior and academic performance is due to some underlying cause reflects this belief.

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