When They Write Up Their Initial Proposal, the Instructor Will

question 15

Multiple Choice

When they write up their initial proposal, the instructor will probably .

• A) tell them that they need at least 100 dogs to do the study
• B) tell them they have some serious problems with the proposal, but it is fixable if they are willing to find more dogs for their study
• C) tell them that the proposal is impossible and that such a study cannot be done at all
• D) give them an F and tell them to start over-it would take many years to do such a study
• E) give them an A for thoroughness and allow them to proceed with the experiment

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