An industrial-organizational psychologist has been asked to identify the ways in which high-stress and low-stress game designers are different.The psychologist comes up with the tentative explanation that the degree of control over one's work determines the designer's stress level.This tentative explanation,which must be tested,would constitute which step in the scientific method?
A) theory building
B) operationally defining the problem
C) proposing a hypothesis
D) gathering evidence through observations

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Proposing a hypothesis involves coming up with a tentative explanation that needs to be tested. In this scenario, the psychologist's hypothesis is that the degree of control over one's work determines the stress level of game designers. This hypothesis must be tested through gathering evidence and conducting research.

An Industrial-Organizational Psychologist Has Been Asked to Identify the Ways