Louise has decided to conduct an experiment that is expected to show that an existing theory (the theory of cognitive dissonance) can explain why individuals who have cheated on an exam may later decide that it is OK to cheat. Her experiment is informed by
A) the inductive method.
B) the parsimonious method.
C) the deductive method.
D) the method of falsifiability.

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Louise's experiment is based on the deductive method because she starts with a general theory (the theory of cognitive dissonance) and then designs an experiment to test specific hypotheses derived from that theory, regarding individuals' justifications for cheating.

Louise Has Decided to Conduct an Experiment That Is Expected