When the researchers used an electronically activated recorder to track people's conversations and count the number of words spoken in a day by women and men, they were _____of whether women talk more than men.
A)gathering evidence to test the hypothesis
B)building a theory
C)validating the common-sense statement
D)proposing a hypothesis

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The researchers are gathering evidence to test the hypothesis that women talk more than men. They are not building a theory, validating a common-sense statement, or proposing a hypothesis.

When the Researchers Used an Electronically Activated Recorder to Track