Question

A scientist was studying the stars and their influence on the personalities of 100 people over a four year time period. Through his investigation he determined that people that were born during August were more strong willed and driven than individuals born in October. People born in October were more relaxed and could better handle stress. Is the scientist’s research considered science?

Answer 1

No, because the scientest followed personalities which is pseudoscience.

Step-by-step explanation:

Studying the stars and their influence on the personality is part of astrology. Astrology by definition is pseudoscience, while it is based on scientific ideas there is no empirical evidence to support the claims made by astrology therefore it is pseudo or fake science.

Answer 2

The correct answer will be- No.

Step-by-step explanation:

The research is called scientific research if it follows the scientific method that is making observations, asking questions, proposing hypothesis which could be tested through the expedients.

In the given questions, since the scientist tried to study the effect of the stars in the personalty for which he continuously recorded the results for four years. The co-relation of the stars to the type of personality depends on the belief system but it lacks any evidence to support the case. So, this will be the case of the pseudo-science.

Thus, No will be the correct answer.