Terri is driving on the 1st of July to a city that she has never visited.There is no place to park and the traffic seems very heavy.As she looks for a parking place,she see streams of people heading toward the main street which has been blocked off to traffic.Not certain of what to make of all this,Terri thinks a few seconds and determines that a parade is imminent.What process has Terri used to arrive at this conclusion?
A)analogical problem solving.
B)the availability heuristic.
C)deductive reasoning.
D)inductive reasoning.

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Terri observed the traffic and the gathering of people heading towards the main street, which led her to hypothesize that a parade was about to start. This is an example of inductive reasoning, where a general conclusion is drawn from specific observations or data.

Terri Is Driving on the 1st of July to a City