A psychologist is studying the link between a mother's level of shyness and her children's level of shyness. Related to this subject, the statement, "If the mother has an above-normal level of shyness, then the child will have an above-normal level of shyness" would be:
A) a myth
B) a hypothesis
C) an objective reality
D) not testable

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This statement is a hypothesis because it proposes a specific, testable prediction about the relationship between a mother's level of shyness and her child's level of shyness.

A Psychologist Is Studying the Link Between a Mother's Level