Thomas Kuhn suggests that scientific activity is
a) an inappropriate way to study human behavior.
b) based on private, intrinsically unique perceptions.
c) secondary to philosophical knowledge.
d) based on a paradigm that existed before the scientific activity took place.
Answer: d) based on a paradigm that existed before the scientific activity took place.
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