Marcelo wonders if people masturbate because they do not have partners available to have sex with. He predicts that people having frequent sex will masturbate less, and that people who have less sex will masturbate more due to their "deprivation." He creates a survey to ask people how frequently they currently have sex and how frequently they masturbate. He finds the opposite of his prediction! Marcelo's experience is an example of __________.

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Marcelo used a scientific method by forming a hypothesis and then conducting a survey to test that hypothesis, which is a fundamental approach in scientific research to gain information about a specific topic, in this case, sexuality.

Marcelo Wonders If People Masturbate Because They Do Not Have