Which of the following is an advantage of the scientific approach over other ways of knowing about the world?

A. Eliminating the need for evidence before drawing scientific conclusions
B. Ruling out intuition and authority as sources of ideas about behavior
C. Providing an objective set of rules for gathering, evaluating, and reporting information
D. Rejecting the idea that numerous cognitive and motivational biases affect our perceptions

C. Providing an objective set of rules for gathering, evaluating, and reporting information                                                                                                  

Explanation:

Scientific approach: The term scientific approach is referred to as a process that includes making different hypotheses, drives predictions related to the hypotheses in terms of logical consequences and therefore carry-out a particular empirical observation or experiment based on the pre-determined predictions.

Characteristics: Systematic observations, provisional results, replicable experiments, objective approach, etc.

explanation:

with the profits from the european sales, merchants purchased europe's manufactured  goods, including tools and weapons. then the merchants shipped those manufactured  goods, along with the  american  sugar and rum, to west africa where they were bartered for  slaves.

in some situations true but in others false