Question

a nurse notices an increase in the number of emergency room patients during a full moon. she suggests that a full moon causes an increase in accidents. how should a scientifically minded person respond to this suggestion?
tell them thats ridiculous and dismiss it out of hand.
think about it for a while before making up your mind whether to believe it or not.
stay in bed during full moons.
withhold judgement and propose an experiment to correlate hospital records of emergency room visits to the phases of the moon.

Explanation:

A scientifically - minded person bases conclusions on evidence. Instead of dismissing or believing without proof, they propose an experiment to test the hypothesis.

Answer:

Withhold judgement and propose an experiment to correlate hospital records of emergency room visits to the phases of the moon.