Sergio is conducting a research study using human subjects to find out how people learn to "think outside the box". He expects that people who are instructed to be as creative as possible because there is no "wrong" answer will be more likely to think outside the box. Which of the following best describes this expectation?

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A hypothesis is a testable prediction about the relationship between two or more variables. Sergio's expectation that people instructed to be creative will think outside the box is a hypothesis because it predicts how one variable (being told there is no wrong answer) will influence another (ability to think outside the box).

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