Professor Roberts began his study comparing 18th century New York with 18th century York (England) by
ignoring all theory, concepts, and assumptions. He wanted a blank slate when looking at data and to do
research without analytic categories.
He committed which problem or fallacy?
A) Baconian fallacy B) post facto explanation
C) anachronism D) pseudo proof
Several people criticized Dr. Gordon's classroom experiment on the effects of density of living conditions on
aggression due to issues of external validity. This means problems with
A) posttest effects.
B) generalizability.
C) ethics.
D) randomization to the experimental or control group.
Positivists believe intersubjectivity is very crucial component of scientific research. Intersubjectivity states
A) social reality is a process characterized by constant change and conflict.
B) social scientists should study meaningful social action.
C) the search for scientific knowledge or truths is a never-ending one.
D) reasonable people can agree on what they observe in the empirical world using their senses (i.e., touch,
sight, and hearing) and this is the basis of facts in science.
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