Sean is thinking about creating an automatic cat feeder similar to one that he created for dogs.He talks to several cat owners to find out what they dislike about feeding their cats.He also takes a look at current cat feeders and asks the same cat owners what they like and don't like about the feeders.These actions consist of asking questions and what other step in scientific experimentation?
A)a pilot study
B)hypothesis testing
C)background research
D)prototyping

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Sean is conducting background research to gather information from cat owners and learn about current cat feeders. This will help him to develop a better understanding of the problem and potential solutions before creating a prototype and testing his hypothesis. A pilot study would involve a small-scale test of his cat feeder design, hypothesis testing would come after he has developed a hypothesis to test, and prototyping would come after Sean has a better understanding of the problem and potential solutions from his background research.

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