Jill is a first grade teacher. Her class is a bit out of control and she needs a classroom management strategy. Which of the following strategies illustrates inductive reasoning?
A) Jill decides to use 'time out' because her mother, a veteran teacher said to use 'time out'.
B) Jill asks the other first grade teachers in the building what they use and determines she will use assertive discipline because the majority use it.
C) Jill determines she will use proximity approaches to management since it seems to be working for her so far.
D) Jill decides she will use home-based contingencies because teachers use them and she is a teacher so she should use them.

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Jill is using inductive reasoning because she is using her own observations and experiences to come up with a solution. She has noticed that the proximity approach (being physically close to students who are misbehaving) has been effective for her so far, so she decides to continue using it. The other choices involve either relying on an authority figure or following the majority, which are not examples of inductive reasoning.

Jill Is a First Grade Teacher