Question

After Peter's primary care doctor evaluated his lab tests (blood cholesterol, electrocardiogram/EKG, etc.), Peter's doctor determined that he was exhibiting signs of cardiac arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat). Peter's doctor then referred him to a cardiologist on the other side of town. Which of the following criteria might Peter's doctor have been using in their evaluation, conclusion, and referral? All of these are criteria the doctor could have been using in this case Positivism - the doctor relied on physically measurable data-Peter's lab tests--to derive relevant information about his health status Reductionism - the doctor attempted to explain Peter's health status in terms of a simpler, component condition: irregular heartbeat Determinism - the doctor based his conclusions and referral based on scientific laws-likely those central to cardiology

Answer 1

The answer is (a)

As positivism is a philosophical system recognizing only that which can be scientifically verified or which is capable of logical or mathematical proof, and therefore rejecting metaphysics and theism..