Belinda is interested in dog behavior. She has formed a hypothesis that dogs are able to hear higher-frequency sounds than humans. What should Belinda do next?

Write a paper describing how she formed her hypothesis.
Form another hypothesis about dogs.
Make observations of other mammals.
Design an experiment to test her hypothesis.

Question

Belinda is interested in dog behavior. She has formed a hypothesis that dogs are able to hear higher-frequency sounds than humans. What should Belinda do next?


Write a paper describing how she formed her hypothesis.
Form another hypothesis about dogs.
Make observations of other mammals.
Design an experiment to test her hypothesis.

anonymous · Answer

Design an experiment to test her hypothesis.

beccaboo333 · Answer

agreed ^ I mean you can make observations on other animals, but that does nothing for your hypothesis. You can form other hypothesis but you still would have the one you started out with. If you really feel like writing a paper based on your hypothesis by all means that's possible. But to actually get real information you'd have to design an experiment and test it.