Alanis Is Sitting Down After School to Examine the Research

Multiple Choice

Alanis is sitting down after school to examine the research project she has been assigned in her high- school history class. She must first research the reasons behind the Great Depression in American history. Then, she must develop assertions concerning the best way to nurture a nation's economy. Which type of thinking has her teacher asked her to engage in?

A) Inductive reasoning
B) Deductive reasoning
C) Utilizing representativeness heuristics
D) Utilizing availability heuristics