The "Total Time" Hypothesis States That the More Time an Individual

question 43

Multiple Choice

The "total time" hypothesis states that the more time an individual studys, the more that person will learn. From this hypothesis, a cognitive psychologist predicted that if a group of students studied a list of words for 10 minutes and another group studied the same list for 5 minutes, the group studying for 10 minutes would later recall more words than the other group. After conducting the experiment, the psychologist stated that the total time hypothesis is accurate. A basic argument has been made because it:

• A) does not ask the participants to accomplish an impossible task.
• B) states a set of claims that are based on a theory.
• C) makes a claim with support from psychological research.
• D) involves two groups of experiment participants, rather than just one group.

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