The textbook discusses the "self-correcting nature of science" as it applies to social psychology. The idea here is that, over time, erroneous conclusions are revised appropriately, because ____.
A) most research in social psychology builds off of prior research relatively slowly and systematically
B) common sense will override conclusions that are obviously incorrect
C) most psychologists study a single topic for their entire careers, and will notice if they made mistakes earlier
D) every 20-30 years, researchers revisit old topics and replicate all of the old research

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The self-correcting nature of science in social psychology is due to the process of building upon prior research, which allows for errors and inaccuracies to be identified and corrected over time. As new studies confirm or disconfirm previous findings, the field gradually develops a more accurate understanding of the topic being studied.

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