Scientific method always ends with:

Ruth's parents frequently slap her when she misbehaves. They also bully her into doing what they want instead of asking her nicely. Ruth is most likely to ________

a. develop a strong sense responsibility. b. be impulsive, unmotivated, and irresponsible. c. confess rather than lie when she misbehaves. d. have reduced empathy for others and behave more aggressively.

Jeremy returns from an emergency shelter to find his home was totally destroyed by a hurricane. Relief workers find him wandering aimlessly around the wreckage and debris, mumbling incoherently to himself and staring vacantly into space

His behavior sounds typical of someone in the ______ stage of reaction to a catastrophe. a. recovery c. despair b. shock d. suggestible