Jennifer reviewed the literature on research related to patients with anxiety disorders in clinical psychology. She designs a study assigning some patients to three different treatments and a control group with no treatment. She then measures anxiety symptoms 2 months after the treatment.
Which of the following would be a hypothesis for this study?
A) Treatment can reduce anxiety symptoms
B) Anxiety symptoms are caused by prenatal stress during pregnancy.
C) Treatment explain why anxiety disorders occur in some but not other individuals
D) All of the above are hypothesis appropriate for the study.

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The hypothesis that "Treatment can reduce anxiety symptoms" is the most appropriate hypothesis for this study, as it directly relates to the research question and the design of the study. The other options, such as "Anxiety symptoms are caused by prenatal stress during pregnancy" and "Treatment explains why anxiety disorders occur in some but not other individuals," may be valid hypotheses for other studies or questions, but they are not directly relevant to this particular study.

Jennifer Reviewed the Literature on Research Related to Patients with Anxiety