An Increase in Hours of Television Viewing Leads to Increases

question 22

Multiple Choice

An increase in hours of television viewing leads to increases in the sales of snack foods.This is an example of a _____.

• A) research question
• B) descriptive hypothesis
• C) correlational hypothesis
• D) causal hypothesis
• E) dichotomous hypothesis

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