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A Biologist Is Studying an Adaptive Change in Males and Females

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A biologist is studying an adaptive change in males and females that leads to an increased ability to secure a mate.Based on this information you would conclude that he or she is studying which of the following?


Definitions:

Causal Attribution

The process by which individuals assign causes or reasons to events and behaviors, explaining why things happen.

Correlational Observation

A research approach that involves observing and measuring the relationship between two or more variables without manipulating them.

Third Variable Assumption

The idea in research that a correlation between two variables might be explained by a third factor that affects both of the original variables.

Scientific Method

A systematic and logical approach to discovering how things in the universe work, involving observation, hypothesis formulation, experimentation, and conclusion.

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