The First Step in Ensuring That a Hypothesis Is Properly

question 53

Multiple Choice

The first step in ensuring that a hypothesis is properly formulated and tested is to:

• A) draw together all the results of the previous steps to sketch out the study procedures
• B) consult the published research on the phenomenon of interest
• C) consider ethical issues in testing of the idea
• D) formalize ideas so that they can be tested in a scientific manner

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Definitions:

Organisation Structures

The hierarchical arrangement of lines of authority, communications, rights, and duties within a company that determines how roles, power, and responsibilities are assigned, controlled, and coordinated.

Decision-making Authority

The power or right delegated to an individual or group to make choices that will affect outcomes within an organization.

Centralised

A structural approach in organisations where decision-making authority is concentrated at the top levels of management.

Tetrapod

A tetrapod is a vertebrate with four limbs (or, like snakes, descended from vertebrates with four limbs). Living tetrapods include mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians.