Which of the errors in scientific reasoning are the most difficult for social science to overcome? Review each of the four and evaluate the relative difficulties they create. Answer in terms of a specific research area, such as understanding homelessness, crime, or adaptations to communities or work organizations.

What will be an ideal response?


selective and inaccurate observation, overgeneralization, illogical reasoning, and resistance to change.

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A. pluralist B. pure C. direct D. separation-of-powers E. majoritarian

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According to Keynesian economic theory, a budget deficit, or a larger budget deficit, _______ the economy while a budget surplus, or a smaller budget deficit, _______ the economy

a. stimulates; restrains b. restrains; stimulates c. has no effect on; stimulates d. stimulates; has no effect on

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A major emphasis of the Pahlavi shahs was

a. to instill enthusiasm for Islam. b. promoting the export of Iranian manufactured goods. c. safeguarding the property rights of owners of large estates. d. to encourage Soviet-style industrialization. e. building a public educational system.

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A feature that distributive policies and redistributive policies share

is that they both: A) attempt to transfer values directly from one group to another group. B) must be implemented by a strong central government. C) are decisions by a governmental authority to allocate a value. D) are more common in socialist governments than in communist governments.

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