The scientific method in the social sciences ?
Correct answer: B. is hampered by difficulties in attaining objectivity
- A. is as effective as in the natural sciences
- B. is hampered by difficulties in attaining objectivity
- C. has led to great discoveries in the human knowledge of the physical universe
- D. has been found to be totally useless
Explanation
Social research faces greater difficulties with objectivity because people interpret situations, change their behaviour and are also the observers or researchers. This makes the method difficult, but not useless.
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