Social Science Reduces the Risk of Selective or Inaccurate Observation

question 37

Multiple Choice

Social science reduces the risk of selective or inaccurate observation by:

• A) Using systematic procedures for selecting individuals to study that are representative for the groups to which we hope to generalize
• B) Using explicit criteria for establishing causality
• C) Requiring systematic measurement and sampling
• D) Using empirical evidence
• E) Answering questions from an ego-based commitment

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