Sarah has noticed at work that office meetings held in the late morning go more quickly than those scheduled after lunch. She tells her boss she'll bet that, if he holds his meetings at 11a.m., the group will spend more time on the agenda and less discussing unrealated trivial matters. Sarah has just stated a/an:

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Sarah has noticed at work that office meetings held in the late morning go more quickly than those scheduled after lunch.  She tells her boss she'll bet that, if he holds his meetings at 11a.m., the group will spend more time on the agenda and less discussing unrealated trivial matters.  Sarah has just stated a/an:

a. operational definition
b. theory
c. hypothesis
d. confirmation bias

I think it's either b or d.

Ms. Sue · Answer

I disagree with you. http://psychology.about.com/od/researchmethods/ss/expdesintro_2.htm

Amy · Answer

It is hypothesis. THANK YOU :-)

Ms. Sue · Answer

Yes. It's hypothesis. You're welcome.

Anonymous · Answer

An experimenter wants to find out if drinking coffee makes people more alert. The amount of coffee a person drinks is the:
A. hypothesis.

B. dependent variable.

C. independent variable.

D. correlation coefficient.

I believe the answer is D. correlation coefficient