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 psychologists study a single topic for their entire careers, and will notice if they made mistakes earlier b. most research in social psychology builds off of prior research relatively slowly and systematically c. common sense will override conclusions that are obviously incorrect d. every 20-30 years, researchers revisit old topics and replicate all of the old research

b. most research in social psychology builds off of prior research relatively slowly and systematically

Explanation:

Social psychology studies the psychology of a group of individuals in a called a society. Social psychologists studies the effect that the group has on the individual and the effect that the individual has on the group.

Social psychologists hypothesize how and why the effects take place. Then these hypothesis are tested by the social psychologist who first proposed the hypothesis, then if the hypothesis holds true the hypothesis is accepted.

This hypothesis is then tested in different situations and if the hypothesis still holds true the hypothesis becomes accepted widely. If the hypothesis does not hold true modifications are suggested after which the modified hypothesis is tested. If the modified hypothesis holds true then the modified hypothesis is accepted and the previous hypothesis is corrected.