A Researcher Wants to Determine the Cause of Intoxication

question 115

Multiple Choice

A researcher wants to determine the cause of intoxication.On successive days, he consumed large quantities of scotch and water, bourbon and water, and vodka and water.Becoming very intoxicated in each case, he concluded, "It's the water that makes one drunk." The researcher should have consumed pure water on one of his test days.The water alone test would be called a

• A) double blind.
• B) hypothesis.
• C) prediction.
• D) control.

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Definitions:

Conclusion

The final part of something, notably an argument or text, where the main points are resolved or summarized.

Evidence

Evidence refers to information, facts, or data presented to support a claim, assertion, or hypothesis.

Generalization

A broad statement or conclusion that applies to many instances, derived from specific cases.

Positive Instance

An item that belongs to a given class and possesses the trait attributed to the class by a given generalization.