अनुसंधान पद्धति (Research methodology) में फील्ड स्टडी (क्षेत्रीय अध्ययन) मुख्य रूप से किससे संबंधित है?

A group of students conducts a local field survey to collect primary data on consumer preferences, followed by calculating the arithmetic mean of their findings. This activity primarily represents which two consecutive stages of David Kolb's Experiential Learning Cycle?

Which research approach focuses on using an existing theory to formulate hypotheses and test them through empirical observation?