In an explaining a female offender's drug addiction, a researcher constructs a narrative that includes how abuse as a child led the offender to self-medicate. This is an example of a(n) ______.

A. nomothetic explanation
B. idiographic explanation
C. quantitative explanation
D. spurious statement


Answer: B

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What will be an ideal response?

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