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HumanSciences.List5examplesofhumanbehaviourthatyouareconvincedwouldholdtrueforallpeopleinallcircumstances.Listfiveexamplesofhumanbehaviourthatyoubelievewouldholdtruefor80%ofallpeople,80%ofthetime.WhatproblemsdoyouthinkmightariseifyouusetheBasicScientificMethodforstudyinghumanbehaviour?Howwouldyouattempttomeasurethesuccessofyourschool?“HumanSciencesisabroadcategorythatincludesallsubjectsinwhichthebehaviourofhumansinasocialcontextplaysapart.Theaimofthehumansciencesistoexplainthepatternsofbehaviourthatweseeamongpeople.”Stuart,Tony.RegardingtheWorld:APrimerforTOK.(p.51)Listsomeofthesocialorhumansciences.Whatseparateshumanfromnaturalsciences?Themirrortest.Althoughyourecognizeyourselfinthemirror,adogwillbarkatitsownimagewithouteverrealizingitisbarkingatitself.Whatdoesthistellusabouthumanbeings?Listasmanyfeaturesasyoucanthatdistinguishhumanbeingsfromotheranimals.Herearesomestatementsofthekindmadebysocialscientists.Identifywhywemightbesuspiciousofthehypothesesandpotentialproblemswithfindingthetruth.Firstbornchildrentendtobemoresuccessfulintheircareers.Hierarchicalrelationshipsareinevitableinhumansocieties.Theconceptof‘socialstatus’underliesdifferentgreetingritualsindifferentcultures.MostboyshaveasubconscioussexualattractiontotheirmothersandfeeljealousoftheirfathersThehigherthepriceofagood,thelowerthedemandforthatgood.Classisthedeterminingfactorineducationalsuccess.Withwhatdegreeofcertaintycantheseclaimseverbeknown?Aretheysuitablefortestingfortheirvalidity?Ifso,how?Whatisthedifferencebetweenthese‘laws’ofsocialscienceandphysical‘laws’suchas‘waterboilsat100oC’or‘e=mc2’?Isitpossiblethatthesocialscienceswilleverproducestatementsofthesamemathematicalaccuracyasthenaturalsciences?Ifsogiveapossibleexample.Ifnot,explaincarefullywhynot.Explainthefollowingfromyourtextpages190–192.Observing1.Seeingwhatcan’tbeseen.Observing2.Beingseenbytheseen.Observing3.Seeingwhatyouwanttosee.Whatisapositivestatement?(p.96.)Wha