Paper 1 · Research Aptitude
A scientific approach in social science research should take into account which of the following?
- Metaphysical elements
- Spurious relations
- The factor of co-variation
- Time order
- The possibility of theorisation
A1, 2 and 3 only
B2, 3 and 4 only
C3, 4 and 5 only ✓ Correct
D1, 2 and 5 only
Correct answer: (C) 3, 4 and 5 only — A scientific approach takes into account co-variation, time order and the possibility of theorisation, so the answer is 3, 4 and 5.
Explanation
★A scientific approach takes into account co-variation, time order and the possibility of theorisation, so the answer is 3, 4 and 5.
★A scientific approach seeks genuine, testable causal relations grounded in evidence.
★Co-variation checks whether the cause and the effect actually vary together.
★Time order checks that the cause comes before the effect, as a cause must.
★The possibility of theorisation allows the findings to be built into a general explanation.
★Metaphysical elements lie beyond empirical test and spurious relations are false links, so they are excluded.
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