The Deductive Approach to Learning

question 9

Multiple Choice

The deductive approach to learning

• A) starts with a set of observations and then tries to ascertain a pattern in the observations that can be used to generate an explanation.
• B) formulates an expectation about what we ought to observe in light of a particular theory about the world and then sets out to see if the observations are consistent with that theory.

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