Positivism seeks universal laws, and positivist researchers attempt to create law-like generalizations to explain events in the social world. This focus on laws in explanation is called
A) nomothetic.
B) verstehen.
C) determinism.
D) ideographic.

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Nomothetic approaches aim to uncover general laws that explain phenomena, aligning with the positivist tradition's emphasis on universal laws and generalizations.

Positivism Seeks Universal Laws, and Positivist Researchers Attempt to Create