How did the scientific revolution mark a shift to the perception that truth could be learned through experience and investigation?

The Scientific Revolution was a sequence of developments which headed the evolution of modern science. During this period major developments took place in the fields of astronomy, mathematics, physics, biology including human anatomy  which modified the opinions of society about the Nature. 

The Scientific Revolution took place in Europe at the end of the Renaissance which extended until the late 18th century. It influenced the rational social movement which was perceived as the Enlightenment.

Renaissance fostered curiosity, research, innovation, present-day knowledge. It caused individuals to examine traditional beliefs. During the age of the Scientific Revolution, people worked on using experiments and mathematics to concede the mysteries. This rational inquiry and search for truth shifted the judgment of the people that facts could be learned only through investigation. However, when the latest innovations made during the Scientific revolution, it began to prove old beliefs to be wrong.

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even though you have attached neither the chart nor the generalizations, i have located them online. the right answer is d, since they are asking you about a generalization. you can only infer from the chart that between 2008 and 2009 the number of employed workers decreased significantly (from over 115 millions to 107 millions approximately), which signals some type of economic crisis.