What Is a Researcher's First Step When Designing a Research

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Multiple Choice

What is a researcher's first step when designing a research study on children's language acquisition?

• A) recruit children and their parents as participants in the study
• B) develop a hypothesis on the way language is acquired in children
• C) pose a research question about language acquisition
• D) draw conclusions on the way children acquire language

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Price Level

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