AP PSYCHOLOGY

RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND DESCRIPTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the proper hypothesis format?
A
“If ____ because”
B
“If ____ than ____ but”
C
“If ____ then”
D
“If ____ but ____ then”
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The ‘rivet popper hypothesis’ of Paul Ehrlich is an analogy where the ecosystem is compared to an airplane and species are compared with the rivets. In an aeroplane (ecosystem) various parts (components of an ecosystem) are joined together by thousands of rivets (species). Removal of rivets from the airplane.

Detailed explanation-2: -The rivets of an aeroplane were compared with species in an ecosystem. If the passengers start to pop the rivets from the wings of the aeroplane, the aeroplane will not be able to perform its flight. So, if the species present in an ecosystem are reduced, the ecosystem will collapse.

Detailed explanation-3: -In this hypothesis, Paul Ehrlich compares the key species with the rivets of an airplane and he proposed that if the rivets are taken out gradually then ultimately the plane would also crash too.

Detailed explanation-4: -In R¨ivet popper hypothesis ’´ Paul Ebrlich, the rivets on the wings represents in ecosystem.

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