Which statement best illustrates the scientific goal of predicting behaviour?
A) People who live in warm climates have different attitudes about the environment than people who live in cold climates.
B) Females have more conservative attitudes towards casual sex than do males.
C) People drink more beer at a football games than at an opera.
D) Plants that are played music will grow more than plants that are not played music.

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The statement about plants growing more when exposed to music suggests a predictive relationship between two variables - music and plant growth. This aligns with the scientific goal of predicting behavior based on observable patterns and relationships. The other statements describe descriptive or correlational relationships but do not necessarily involve prediction.

Which Statement Best Illustrates the Scientific Goal of Predicting Behaviour