For the following foundational term, please select the definition below that best matches the term. explanatory fiction

a. An assumption that the universe is a lawful and orderly place in which phenomena occur in relation to other events, not in accidental fashion.
b. An event observed by another person. The notion that a question is only worth pursuing if the answer to it would change our knowledge of the world.
c. An assumption of an "inner" dimension as the explanation of behavior. The view of the world that assumes only the natural world, which presupposes an absolute truth.
d. An event that is locatable in time and space in the natural world. A fictitious variable, often another name for an observable behavior, which implies an inner cause for the behavior.
e. An event that can only be observed and verified by the individual performing the behavior.