Luka has decided to collect quantitative survey data on health behaviors to test a general theory about social learning.He defines health behaviors as dietary habits and then writes standardized survey questions that measure that dimension of health behaviors.He then collects and analyzes those data.Luka's conceptualization and operationalization decisions follow a(n)________ approach.
A)ordinal
B)inductive
C)reductionism
D)deductive

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Luka's decisions follow a deductive approach, as he starts with a general theory about social learning and then defines and measures specific variables (in this case, dietary habits) to test that theory.

Luka Has Decided to Collect Quantitative Survey Data on Health