In Order to Determine Whether Women Talk More Than Men

question 361

Multiple Choice

In order to determine whether women talk more than men, a group of researchers used an electronically activated recorder to track people's conversations, counting the number of words spoken in a day by women and men. These researchers used the recorder during which step in the scientific method?

• A)gathering evidence to test the hypothesis
• B)theory building
• C)defining the problem
• D)proposing a hypothesis

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