The Ideal of Objectivity Means That a Researcher

question 14

Multiple Choice

The ideal of objectivity means that a researcher:

• A) must not care personally about the topic being studied.
• B) must try to adopt a stance of personal neutrality toward the outcome of the research.
• C) must study issues that have no value to society as a whole.
• D) must carry out research that will encourage desirable social change.

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Definitions:

Mating Behaviors

The actions or sequences of actions performed by animals as part of the courtship leading to reproduction.

Hosts

Organisms that harbor another organism (parasite, mutualistic symbiont, or commensal) providing nourishment and shelter.

Allopolyploidy

A form of polyploidy where the chromosomes are derived from different species, leading to hybrid organisms.

Reproductively Isolated

A state in which different species or populations cannot interbreed successfully under natural conditions, leading to the development of distinct species.