Social science overcomes the reliance on tradition or unquestioning respect for authority by ______.

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Social science requires systematic methods to answer questions, which means that relying on tradition or unquestioning respect for authority is not sufficient. A systematic approach involves using explicit criteria for establishing causality and selecting individuals to study that are representative of the groups to which we hope to generalize. Answering questions from an ego-based commitment is not a valid approach to social science.

Social Science Overcomes the Reliance on Tradition or Unquestioning Respect