When Psychologist Kyle Conlon and His Colleagues Reviewed Previously Published

question 646

Multiple Choice

When psychologist Kyle Conlon and his colleagues reviewed previously published studies before beginning their own research on weight loss and noted that both goal-focused and achievement-focused approaches were popular, they were completing which step in the scientific method?

• A) making observations
• B) testing a hypothesis
• C) theory building
• D) defining the problem

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Definitions:

Adaptive Flexibility

The ability to adjust behaviors or thoughts in response to changing environmental demands.

Reproductive Success

A measure of the number of offspring an individual produces and supports to reproductive age, which contributes to the genetic pool of the next generation.

Epigenetic Marks

Chemical modifications to DNA and histones that affect gene expression without altering the genetic sequence itself.

Gene Replication

The biological process by which a cell copies its DNA prior to cell division, ensuring that each new cell receives a full set of genetic information.