Naoko Performed a Research Project on Community Perceptions of Police

question 32

Multiple Choice

Naoko performed a research project on community perceptions of police officer discretion, and after observing the empirical relationship, she created a hypothesis that explained the relationship between the variables. She engaged in:

• A)elaboration.
• B)sample reconstruction.
• C)distorter variable construction.
• D)deductive reasoning.
• E)ex post facto hypothesizing.

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