The statement,"Participants in quiet environments score consistently higher on math achievement tests than participants in noisy environments" is an example of ________ behaviour;while the statement,"The difference between participants in quiet versus noisy rooms on math achievement scores occurs because there is less distraction in quiet rooms" is an example of ________ behaviour.
A) explaining;determining the cause of
B) explaining;predicting
C) describing;determining the cause of
D) describing;predicting

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The first statement simply describes a relationship observed between environment noise level and math test scores, without providing a reason for why this relationship exists. The second statement goes further by suggesting a cause for the observed relationship, namely the level of distraction.

The Statement,"Participants in Quiet Environments Score Consistently Higher on Math