Which of the Following Statements Best Illustrates the Rational-Comprehensive Approach

question 32

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best illustrates the rational-comprehensive approach to decision making?

• A) The government collected data about illegal immigrants (geographic location, type of employment, and how they got here) and then developed a comprehensive new policy tailored to their findings.
• B) The economic crisis arose quickly, and the government implemented a bailout of automakers in order to prevent the loss of jobs.
• C) Because a lot of children did not have health insurance, the government passed an expansion of the Medicaid program to cover more children.
• D) After 9/11 terrorist attacks, the United States soon conducted military operations in Afghanistan to reduce the threat of terrorism.

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A statement predicting the relationship between variables in a study, opposing the null hypothesis.

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