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Thinking about her classes, Sally realizes that she speaks a lot in the three classes where the instructor is female and that she rarely speaks in the two classes with male instructors. She begins to list all her college courses, the gender of the professor and whether or not she spoke in the class. She notices that she tends to speak in classes where the instructor is female and rarely speaks when the instructor is male. Sally is using:

A.inductive reasoning   
B.qualitative analysis   
C.deductive reasoning   
D.ordinary human inquiry   
E.all of these choices   

Which of the following is NOT a function of theory for research?

A.Theory helps to prevent our being taken in by flukes   
B.Theory helps us to explain occurrences   
C.Theory helps us to make sense out of observed patterns   
D.Theory shapes and directs research efforts   
E.All of these choices ARE functions of theory   
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Thinking about her classes, Sally realizes that she speaks a lot in the three classes where the instructor is female and that she rarely speaks in the two classes with male instructors. She begins to list all her college courses, the gender of the professor and whether or not she spoke in the class. She notices that she tends to speak in classes where the instructor is female and rarely speaks when the instructor is male. Sally is using:

A.inductive reasoning   
B.qualitative analysis   
C.deductive reasoning   
D.ordinary human inquiry   
E.all of these choices

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Which of the following is NOT a function of theory for research?

A.Theory helps to prevent our being taken in by flukes   
B.Theory helps us to explain occurrences   
C.Theory helps us to make sense out of observed patterns   
D.Theory shapes and directs research efforts   
E.All of these choices ARE functions of theory

E
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