In surveys of adolescents,adolescents claim that they begin smoking cigarettes because of peer pressure.In observing adolescent groups,however,you rarely see an adolescent offer another student a cigarette or ask another student whether they would like to smoke.You predict that peer pressure is NOT the primary reason that adolescents smoke cigarettes.You have just formulated a(n):

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The statement describes a specific prediction (that peer pressure is not the primary reason for adolescents smoking cigarettes) based on observation, which is the definition of a hypothesis.

In Surveys of Adolescents,adolescents Claim That They Begin Smoking Cigarettes