Theories and models in the social sciences differ from theories in the pure sciences because:
A) Theories about human behaviour cannot be expected to apply all the time, like some natural science theories.
B) A number of theories may be available to describe, or provide a different perspective on, a particular phenomenon.
C) Not all theories in social science have predictions that can be tested.
D) All of the given options are correct.

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Theories and models in social sciences are different from theories in pure sciences because they cannot be expected to apply all the time like some natural science theories, a number of theories may be available to describe or provide a different perspective on a particular phenomenon, and not all theories have predictions that can be tested. Therefore, all the given options are correct.

Theories and Models in the Social Sciences Differ from Theories