Which of the following investigations related to human social life is most likely to be an empirical study?
A) In an effort to determine the percentage of blacks living in a certain southern city, Ms. Davis stands on a street corner in an upper class neighborhood and counts all the people passing by, dividing them into racial groups
B) Interested in knowing the influence of ideas on human social life, Mr. Smith researches the topic in the encyclopedia
C) Mr. Smith surveys 200 deaf and hearing teenagers on their opinions regarding the sex role division of labor in the home
D) Ms. Davis interviews medical professionals and families for an article in Newsweek magazine on Alzheimer's Disease
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