The textbook discusses the "self-correcting nature of science" as it applies to social psychology. The idea here is that, over time, erroneous conclusions are revised appropriately, because ____
a. most research in social psychology builds off of prior research relatively slowly and systematically
b. common sense will override conclusions that are obviously incorrect
c. most psychologists study a single topic for their entire careers, and will notice if they made mistakes earlier
d. every 20-30 years, researchers revisit old topics and replicate all of the old research
A
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