The idea that knowledge is based on observation made through one of the five senses rather than on belief alone is termed:
A)conflict theory.
B)social systems theory.
C)structural functionalism.
D)positivism.
E)critical race theory.

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The term that best fits the description given is positivism, which holds that knowledge should be based on observable facts and measurable phenomena rather than beliefs or opinions.

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