A researcher has a hunch that "frustration encourages aggression." He will test this hunch by devising a way to frustrate people and a way to measure whether they become more aggressive.His observations will then provide evidence to confirm or disconfirm his
A) hypothesis.
B) operational definition.
C) theoretical element.
D) abstraction.

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The researcher's hunch is a hypothesis, and his observations will provide evidence to either confirm or disconfirm it. Therefore, the correct answer is A. The operational definition would specify how frustration and aggression are operationalized, the theoretical element would describe the underlying theory or framework that guides the hypothesis and research, while abstraction refers to simplifying complex phenomena conceptually or mathematically.

A Researcher Has a Hunch That "Frustration Encourages Aggression