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How Does Postpositivism Differ from Positivism

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How does postpositivism differ from positivism?


A) Positivism views reality as something that can be objectively ascertained and described through research but postpositivism asserts that all access to reality is socially constructed.
B) Positivism views reality as something that can be objectively ascertained and described through research but postpositivism asserts that human behavior cannot be objectively explained.
C) Positivism views reality as something that can be objectively ascertained and described through research but postpositivism posits that, while there is an objective reality, it is difficult to describe or analyze that reality without sociocultural and psychological lenses filtering interpretation.
D) Postpositivism views reality as something that can be objectively ascertained and described through research but positivism posits that, while there is an objective reality, it is difficult to describe or analyze that reality without sociocultural and psychological lenses filtering interpretation.
E) There is no difference-the two terms are interchangeable.

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