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audragclark

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on: Jun 19, 2018
You know that all members of the basketball team are over six feet tall, and you know that Sven is a member of the team. You can conclude that _____.
 
  a. Sven is over six feet tall. c. Sven is a good athlete.
  b. Sven is a good student. d. Sven is a hard worker.

Question 2

When the results of an experiment do not support the hypothesis, the experimenter should _____.
 
  a. give up c. reevaluate the hypothesis
  b. reevaluate the research design d. both b and c


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Reply #1 on: Jun 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A
The first two statements are premises in a syllogism that lead to the conclusion that Sven must be over 6 feet tall.

Answer to Question 2

D
The researcher may be able to choose a more sensitive dependent variable, do more to prevent any other changes besides the manipulation of the independent variable and the changes in the dependent variable.


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