Naoko Performed a Research Project on Community Perceptions of Police

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.