Michele hypothesizes that an individual who gets eight hours of sleep, takes a shower, eats a nutritious breakfast, and works under severe time constraints will do worse on a task than an individual who gets eight hours of sleep, takes a shower, eats a nutritious breakfast, but who does not work under the same severe time constraints. Michele's hypothesis violates which criterion for acceptable hypotheses?
A) correspondence with reality
B) inclusiveness
C) coherence and parsimony
D) falsifiability

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The Answer of Michele hypothesizes that an individual who gets eight hours of sleep, takes a shower, eats a nutritious breakfast, and works under severe time constraints will do worse on a task than an individual who gets eight hours of sleep, takes a shower, eats a nutritious breakfast, but who does not work under the same severe time constraints. Michele's hypothesis violates which criterion for acceptable hypotheses?
A) correspondence with reality
B) inclusiveness
C) coherence and parsimony
D) falsifiability

Michele Hypothesizes That an Individual Who Gets Eight Hours of Sleep