Based on what you read, you think that people whose parents are divorced are more likely to become divorced themselves. As you begin your research, you state your belief explicitly, in a testable way. This explicit, testable statement is a
A) research design.
B) statement of causality.
C) hypothesis.
D) generalized conclusion.

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The explicit, testable statement about the relationship between divorce among parents and their children's likelihood of divorce is a hypothesis. A hypothesis is a tentative explanation or prediction that can be tested through research.

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