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What characterized the development of social science subfields?
Quantitative methodology
What made many natural sciences interested in aspects of social science methodology?
Interdisciplinary nature of scientific inquiry
Which disciplines exemplify boundary blurring between natural sciences and social sciences?
Social studies of medicine and neuropsychology
What trend is observed in the study of human action and its implications?
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In the first half of the 20th century, what did statistics become?
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What continues to lack consensus regarding methodology connecting theories?
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When did the term 'social science' begin to refer more broadly to disciplines analyzing society and culture?
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Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a precursor to the social sciences?
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What event or movement is credited with influencing the beginnings of the social sciences?
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Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a factor that challenged Enlightenment philosophy around the start of the 20th century?
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When did the idea of studying society in a standardized and objective manner emerge?
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Which of the following is mentioned as an example of early social science writing?
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