The answer is: c. determines the topics of scientific inquiry and shapes the interpretations of data.
This mean that scientific pattern always the same whether we observe it in the past, or today. But the interpretation that we have when we see the pattern could be completely different.
for example, the fact that we require a certain type of blood during blood transfusion has always the same in the past and today.
But, since past people do not understand the concept regarding different blood types, they always interpret the success of blood transfusion as pure luck. Medical professionals on modern day however, could recognize the pattern and understand that the result is not only pure luck.
