Sociological theories, which rely on systematic observation of empirical reality:
a. may accurately predict future behavior of individuals.
b. demonstrate that the belief in free will as a factor in human behavior is inaccurate.
c. are probabilistic, or conditional; that is, they predict behavior as likely in specific social
conditions.
d. cannot predict human behavior, since people are not like laboratory rats.
(C
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