Question

To examine the social interactions of online role-playing gamers, a relatively new social phenomena, Kyoko developed a rough outline of what to look for before setting out on observation. This outline was intended to guide, but not specifically structure the observations. What approach did Kyoko use?

Answer 1

Answer:

The grounded theory approach.

Explanation:

This outline was intended to guide, but not specifically structure the observations. The approach that Kyoko used was grounded theory. Unlike the scientific method which uses the hypothetic-deductive method, this type of research in social sciences is guided by grounded theory. The observations are guided by  the question that the social scientist wants to answer. In this approach, data is gathered and analyzed and the method used is inductive reasoning.