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jCorn1234

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Which one of the following scenarios best demonstrates the concept of hermeneutics?
 
  a. A parole officer obtains urine specimens from several parolees and has them analyzed for evidence of substance abuse.
  b. Guards in a prisoner-of-war camp analyze the out-going mail of prisoners to determine if an escape attempt is being plotted.
  c. A supervisor of graduate student teachers administers a questionnaire to students to determine the effectiveness of student-teachers.
  d. The director of a day care center observes and records the interactions among the children to identify potentially aggressive ones.

Question 2

The hermeneutic approach
 
  a. seeks reasons, not causes
  b. seeks causes, not reasons
  c. avoids interpretation
  d. Both b and c are true



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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

a



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