Caroline is interested in determining how black-capped chickadees find the caches of seeds they stored several months earlier.She watches the chickadees in a park and notices that they tend to hide their food in trees near landmarks,such as sculptures or benches.She predicts that moving these landmarks after the chickadees have stored their food will prevent them from finding it later,and designs an experiment to test her prediction.Caroline's approach is an example of
A)pseudoscience.
B)the scientific method.
C)theory development.
D)the biopsychological model.

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Caroline is using the scientific method to test her prediction, which involves making an observation, forming a hypothesis, designing and conducting an experiment, and analyzing the results. Her approach is based on empirical evidence and follows the principles of scientific inquiry.

Caroline Is Interested in Determining How Black-Capped Chickadees Find the Caches