Scientist Jones believes that children learn to read primarily through a combination of visual and auditory processes, that they learn to do mathematics primarily through spacial processing, and that they learn to write primarily through a tactile system. Scientist Smith, on the other hand, hypothesizes that reading, writing, and mathematics are all produced by the operation of a single decision system. Although scientist Smith's theory might not be correct, it is definitely more
A) objective.
B) empirical.
C) parsimonious.
D) tautological.

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Scientist Smith's theory is more parsimonious because it proposes a simpler explanation (a single decision system) for the processes of reading, writing, and mathematics, as opposed to multiple specialized systems. Parsimony values simplicity in explaining phenomena.

Scientist Jones Believes That Children Learn to Read Primarily Through