Characterizing Empirical Reasoning as Self-Corrective Means That the Conclusions Reached

question 37

Multiple Choice

Characterizing empirical reasoning as self-corrective means that the conclusions reached using empirical reasoning ________.

• A) can be revised in the light of new findings
• B) are not reliable
• C) cannot be mistaken
• D) can be corrected to fit with political or religious beliefs

Understand the nature and scope of sociology and the sociological perspective.

Comprehend the concept of a sociological compass and apply it to one’s own social location.

Identify and articulate the distinguishing features of the sociological perspective.

Grasp the concept of the sociological imagination and discuss its three pillars with examples.

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Definitions:

Epiglottis

A leaf-shaped flap of cartilage located behind the tongue, at the top of the larynx, which prevents food and drink from entering the windpipe during swallowing.

Trachea

The windpipe, a tube extending from the larynx to the bronchi, conducting air to and from the lungs in humans and other animals.

pH

A scale used to specify the acidity or basicity of an aqueous solution, with lower values being more acidic and higher values more basic.

Sphincters

Circular muscles that control the passage of substances through the openings of the body.