Paper 1 · Research Aptitude
An educated guess about what is controlling some behaviour is called
AExperimental control
BA hypothesis ✓ Correct
CAn experimental variable
DA theory
Correct answer: (B) A hypothesis — An educated guess about what controls a behaviour is a hypothesis, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★An educated guess about what controls a behaviour is a hypothesis, so that is the answer.
★A hypothesis is a tentative, testable statement about a relationship.
★So an educated guess about the cause of a behaviour is exactly a hypothesis.
★Experimental control is the holding of conditions constant, not a guess.
★An experimental variable is a factor in the study, not the guess itself.
★A theory is a broad, developed explanation, so the educated guess is a hypothesis.
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