Which Method of Knowing Is Used in the Following Example

question 43

Multiple Choice

Which method of knowing is used in the following example? An individual accepts as true that black holes exist because 10 physics Nobel laureates assert such is the case.

• A) Method of Authority
• B) Method of Intuition
• C) Scientific Method
• D) Rationalism

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Definitions:

External Locus of Control

A belief that outcomes in one's life are determined by external forces or chance rather than by one's own efforts.

Pro-Social Risk Takers

Individuals who engage in risky behaviors that are intended to benefit others or society.

Sensation Seeking Scores

Quantitative measures of an individual’s preference for varied, novel, complex, and intense sensations and experiences.

Anti-Social Risk Takers

Individuals who engage in behavior that goes against societal norms and may involve danger, often disregarding the consequences for themselves or others.