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Awilson837

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When a new paradigm causes converts to see the world in an entirely new light and wonder how they could possibly have taken the old paradigm seriously, _______ has occurred.
 
  a. a scientific revolution c. cultural lag
  b. innovation d. adaptive reasoning

Question 2

Thomas Kuhn defines a paradigm as
 
  a. equivalent to a hypothesis.
  b. a trial and highly tentative idea.
  c. the dominant and widely accepted theories and concepts in a particular field of study.
  d. the most controversial theories and concepts within a discipline.



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Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

C



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