A researcher watches a debate on television and hypothesizes about the personality traits of each candidate based on their behaviors. What is the researcher using to form the hypothesis?

A. inductive reasoning
B. deductive reasoning
C. quantitative analysis
D. common wisdom


Ans: A

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