In Its Description of the "Toolkit" Metaphor, the Textbook Notes

question 28

Multiple Choice

In its description of the "toolkit" metaphor, the textbook notes that the idea that a theory could be wrong makes little sense. Instead, in evaluating theories, we might be better off asking how _______ they are.

• A) Conceptual
• B) Useful
• C) Psychoanalytic
• D) Theoretical

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Definitions:

Technological Determinism

The theory that technology shapes societal structure, values, and cultural development in a deterministic manner.

Human Society

An organized group of people living together in an ordered community with shared laws, traditions, and values.

Market Forces

The economic factors affecting the price, demand, and availability of goods and services within a free market, such as competition, supply, and demand.

Environmental Problems

Issues caused by human activities and natural processes leading to the degradation of the Earth's natural environment.