Alexa and Eduardo want to do a sociological study of working mothers in Brazil. Alexa wants to begin with some general theories about working moms in Brazil and then make hypotheses based on those theories. Eduardo prefers to collect data first by interviewing a representative sample of working Brazilian mothers and then formulate a theory to explain their findings. In this example, Alexa prefers to use _________, while Eduardo would rather use __________.
A) inductive reasoning, deductive reasoning
B) deducting reasoning, inductive reasoning
C) planning techniques, conceptual techniques
D) conceptual techniques, planning techniques

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Alexa's approach of starting with general theories and then making hypotheses is an example of deductive reasoning. Eduardo's approach of collecting data first and then formulating a theory is an example of inductive reasoning.

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