When a researcher begins with a specific case or participant,and then applies those findings to subsequent participants in order to develop a theory,he or she is:
A)using deductive reasoning and nomothetic reasoning.
B)applying semiotics.
C)using grounded theory and nomothetic reasoning.
D)using a cross-case method approach and grounded theory.
E)using deductive reasoning and semiotics.

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The researcher is using a cross-case method approach, starting with a specific case and developing a theory that can be applied to subsequent participants. This is also known as grounded theory. They are not using semiotics, which is a different method of analysis. Deductive reasoning may be involved to some degree, but it is not the primary method being used. Nomothetic reasoning may be involved in order to generalize findings to a larger population, but it is not the focus of the approach.

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