Dr. Feigl is interested in designing a study on children's language acquisition. What is the first step that Dr. Feigl should take, according to the scientific method?
A) Recruit children and their parents as participants in the study.
B) Develop a hypothesis regarding language acquisition.
C) Pose a research question about language acquisition.
D) Draw conclusions on the way children acquire language.

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The first step of the scientific method is to pose a research question or problem. Dr. Feigl needs to identify a specific aspect of children's language acquisition that he wants to investigate before developing a hypothesis or recruiting participants.

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