There Are Many Different Social Science Disciplines with Varying Approaches

question 7

Multiple Choice

There are many different social science disciplines with varying approaches, but in understanding modern problems, social scientists need to know:

• A) which discipline is the best.
• B) less about the past.
• C) more about their own specialty.
• D) how the social sciences interrelate.

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

A psychological study conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University, where students were assigned roles of prisoners and guards to explore the effects of perceived power.

Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.