What is a scientific way of gathering information

How do economists measure the success, or shortcomings, of the economy?

The internet is controlled by: (select one): a. statutes and court cases in federal and state courts in the united states. b. the advanced research projects agency (arpa) and the u. s. department of defense. c. no single government or organization. d. google, yahoo, and the other search engines which have proprietary interest in the content thereon.

Read the following: (1) liz has become more responsive to her partner's advances since a really beautiful woman moved in next door; (2) unable to accept his desire for other young men, 15-year-old juan immerses himself into his studies; (3) shauntel tells people that her coworker mary dislikes her; though if she were honest, shauntel would realize that it is actually she who dislikes mary; (4) "ben's nasty; he's disgusting," says renee; but renee secretly finds ben attractive. describe the defense mechanism he or she is using.