"When a Researcher Correctly Employs the Principles of Empiricism,(s)he Guarantees

question 41

Multiple Choice

"When a researcher correctly employs the principles of empiricism,(s) he guarantees that the information they acquire will be completely accurate." Which of the following is true of this statement?

• A) This statement is true, because the use of empiricism helped eliminate all of the research errors caused by the use of dogmatism.
• B) This statement is false because there is no way to guarantee with certainty that the information one gathers is accurate.
• C) This statement is only true when you gather data from a very small sample of research participants, because then the chance of research error drops.
• D) This statement is only true when you use a correlational design, but it is not true when you use an experimental design.

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