What is a central assumption of the constructivist paradigm?
A. Values and biases can and should be held in check in studying the real world.
B. Reality is not fixed; it is multiply constructed and multiply interpreted by humans.
C. Objective reality and natural phenomena are regular and orderly.
D. Phenomena are not haphazard and result from prior causes.
Answer: B. Reality is not fixed; it is multiply constructed and multiply interpreted by humans.
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