When Susan hypothesized that a person would run faster when running in a group of people than when running alone then this type of reasoning comes under the deduction process.
A deduction can be described as the results or hypothesis that we might generate from the information that is provided. In the process of deduction, the pattern in the information that is available is carefully studied and observed. Based on this pattern of information, one can deduce a result or form a hypothesis.
In the case above, when Susan hypothesizes based on the information that was already provided that social facilitation, or the presence of others, influences performance, then such a hypothesis is based on deduction reasoning based on prior information.
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Suzy was working on her doctoral dissertation and in her social psychology class, she learned that social facilitation, or the presence of others, influences performance. based on this information she hypothesized that a person would run faster when running in a group of people than when running alone. in forming this hypothesis, Suzy used what type of reasoning process?
Naturalism
Social rationalism
Deduction
Induction
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