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Social Scientists Use Their Knowledge in Many Different Ways

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Social scientists use their knowledge in many different ways. How does each of the three main approaches to social science utilize the knowledge they learn? Utilize the instrumental, practical, and the reflexive-dialectic orientations to guide your answer.


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Aptitude Test

A test designed to assess a person's potential to develop skills or knowledge in a specific area.

General Ability

The overall capacity of an individual to perform tasks and solve problems across a variety of domains.

Likert Scale

A psychometric scale commonly used in questionnaires to represent people's attitudes or feelings on a linear scale of varying degrees of agreement or disagreement.

Neutral Opinion

A stance or viewpoint that is neither favorably nor unfavorably inclined towards a particular belief or position.

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