DrLlewellyn Conducted Research into the Effects of Classroom Temperature on Exam

question 23

Multiple Choice

Dr.Llewellyn conducted research into the effects of classroom temperature on exam score,and hypothesized that subjects who took a test in a colder room would do better on that test than subjects who took a test in a warmer room.After he gathered his data,he found exactly the opposite of what he hypothesized.What should Dr.Llewellyn do now?

• A) He should use a different research method so that he can find ways of proving his hypothesis.
• B) He should look for other explanations for his observations and construct a new hypothesis.
• C) He should find a new research question, because research is not valuable when our hypotheses are disproven by the data.
• D) He should conduct his research again repeatedly until he gets the data that he was expecting.

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