Which of the Following Is the Best Example of a Hypothesis

question 16

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the best example of a hypothesis?

• A) An observation that men tend to walk faster in pairs than when alone.
• B) The idea that judgments are driven more by emotion than by conscious reasoning.
• C) The belief that people rationalize unfairness in order to avoid cognitive dissonance.
• D) A prediction that women will score higher on a test of verbal ability than men.

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Definitions:

Mass Extinction

Mass extinction describes a statistically significant departure from background extinction rates that results in a substantial loss of taxonomic diversity.

Extinction Rate

The rate at which species become extinct over time, often accelerated by human actions and environmental changes.

Permian Extinction

A mass extinction event occurring about 252 million years ago, marking the end of the Permian Period, and resulting in the loss of a significant percentage of Earth's species.

Ecological Niches

The role and position a species has in its environment, including all its interactions with the biotic and abiotic factors.