TB_01_13 The difficulty with many common sense claims that people believe is that even though they "seem" right, they are often incorrect when compared to scientific evidence. In other words, the scientific facts seem ___________ to people,
when compared to their common sense beliefs.
a) counterintuitive
b) hyper-contextual
c) divergent
d) inexplicable
ANS: A, Something is counterintuitive when it seems to fly in the face of what would be logically accurate or expected.
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