Which of the following is a criticism of positivist assumptions in research?
A) People cannot be isolated or sorted into groups on the basis of similar criteria.
B) People change
C) Prediction explanation and understanding of the aggregate can perpetuate the power of dominant cultural groups
D) Research "subjects" risk being "objectified" as objects rather than recognized as people
E) All of the above

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Positivist assumptions in research have been criticized for various reasons, including the difficulty of isolating or sorting people into groups based on similar criteria (A), the dynamic nature of human behavior and conditions (B), the risk of perpetuating the power of dominant cultural groups through aggregate predictions and explanations (C), and the ethical concern of objectifying research subjects rather than recognizing their humanity (D). Therefore, all of the provided options are valid criticisms of positivist assumptions in research.

Which of the Following Is a Criticism of Positivist Assumptions