If a Researcher Begins Their Data Collection with No Specific

question 2

Multiple Choice

If a researcher begins their data collection with no specific hypotheses or theories in mind, they are engaging in ______.

• A)a constructionist approach
• B)phenomenological theory
• C)descriptive statistics
• D)grounded theory

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Definitions:

Watergate Break-in

The 1972 illegal entry into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex, leading to a political scandal and the eventual resignation of President Richard Nixon.

Richard Nixon

The 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 until his resignation in 1974, known for his role in the Vietnam War and the Watergate scandal.

White House Tapes

Audio recordings of conversations and meetings in the White House, famously associated with President Nixon's administration and the Watergate scandal.

Pentagon Papers

Informal name for the Defense Department’s secret history of the Vietnam conflict; leaked to the press by former official Daniel Ellsberg and published in the New York Times in 1971.