In His Novum Organum, Bacon Objected to

question 25

Multiple Choice

In his Novum Organum, Bacon objected to

• A) the corruption of science by superstition and theology.
• B) an overreliance on inductive reasoning.
• C) the use of science to question Christian dogma.
• D) knowledge based on observation rather than on reason.

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Definitions:

Piaget's Processes

Cognitive development theories proposed by Jean Piaget that describe how children develop logical thinking from infancy through adolescence.

Assimilation

The cognitive process by which new information is interpreted and integrated into existing knowledge structures or schemas.

Piaget's Processes

The cognitive developmental stages defined by Jean Piaget that detail how children's thinking evolves with age, including sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational stages.

Assimilation

The cognitive process by which new information is interpreted or transformed to fit into existing knowledge or schemas.