Emily Is Studying Hyperactive Children

question 48

Multiple Choice

Emily is studying hyperactive children. Her observations have led her to predict that if she runs an experiment in which some hyperactive children are given a sugar-sweetened
Drink while others are given a drink sweetened with a sugar substitute, those receiving
The sugar-sweetened drink will exhibit greater disruptions in their behavior. Her
Prediction is an example of a _______.

• A) theory
• B) hypothesis
• C) response set
• D) scientifically based conjecture

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T-cells

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Plasma Membrane

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