After Reviewing Previously Published Studies, Psychologist Kyle Conlon and His

question 7

Multiple Choice

After reviewing previously published studies, psychologist Kyle Conlon and his colleagues wanted to know "Will people lose more weight if they maintain a goal focus or if they maintain an achievement focus?" At this point in their research, Conlon and his colleagues were completing which step in the scientific method?

• A)publishing their own results
• B)testing a hypothesis
• C)building a theory
• D)defining the problem

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