Epistemology refers to

AA term used only in the social sciences

BA study of the types of diseases

CThe theory of knowledge and how knowledge is acquired in a field of study ✓ Correct

DA type of interviewing technique

Correct answer: (C) The theory of knowledge and how knowledge is acquired in a field of study

Explanation

Epistemology is the theory of knowledge and how knowledge is acquired in a field of study.

It is not a term used only in the social sciences, since it belongs to philosophy broadly.

It has nothing to do with the study of types of diseases.

It is not a type of interviewing technique.

Epistemology asks what counts as valid knowledge and how it is justified.

Ontology, by contrast, concerns the nature of reality or being.

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