Afred is a very intelligent student. last year he was on the honor roll. recently he began hanging out with friends who spend more time playing video games than studying; they routinely earn c’s and d’s. over time, fred slowly stops doing his homework and turning in work for extra credit. he drops out of his honors classes, and his grades drop from mostly a’s to c’s. the of deviance best explains what has happended.

11. what characteristic was shared by all the important scientists of the scientific revolution? the importance of challenging authority at all times in the pursuit of truth. truth is only achievable through a process of inquiry and observation. the belief that traditional methods of inquiry and discovery were correct, but needed greater accuracy. the belief that the ancient philosophers were correct in their original observations of the laws of nature.