Which of the following employs the nomothetic model of explanation?
A)An examination of all the considerations that resulted in 85% of the senior class members being hired for the jobs of their choice.
B)An attempt to understand all the reasons concerning why five former presidents of the United States ran for office.
C)An isolation of the three most important reasons as to why men were selected to all the leadership positions at a former women's college that went coed.
D)A list of all the reasons given by first-year students for selecting the college they currently attend.
E)All of these choices employ the nomothetic model of explanation.

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The nomothetic model seeks to identify general laws or principles that can explain human behavior. Choice C isolates the three most important reasons for a specific phenomenon (men selected to leadership positions at a formerly women's college), which is in line with the nomothetic approach. The other choices provide more comprehensive or broad examinations of specific occurrences, which do not necessarily involve the identification of general laws or principles.

Which of the Following Employs the Nomothetic Model of Explanation