A researcher hypothesized that people who show more helping behavior do this because they are more helpful than less helpful people. This hypothesis is BEST described as:
A) adequate because it compares at least two different conditions.
B) good because it compares conditions and has an independent variable and a dependent variable.
C) not very good because it seems to involve circular reasoning.
D) not very good because it seems to involve reasoning from ignorance.

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The hypothesis is not very good because it involves circular reasoning. The hypothesis assumes that the people who show more helping behavior are more helpful, but it does not provide any evidence to support this assumption. Therefore, the hypothesis cannot be tested or confirmed, and it cannot lead to any meaningful conclusions about the relationship between helping behavior and helpfulness.

A Researcher Hypothesized That People Who Show More Helping Behavior