Bruce Notices That on the Days That He Eats Lunch

Multiple Choice

Bruce notices that on the days that he eats lunch at Archie's diner, people are less likely to ask him to join them for the afternoon coffee break. Bruce wonders why this is happening and thinks that his co-workers must assume that he doesn't want coffee after a hearty lunch. If Bruce were to use the scientific process, now that he has a tentative explanation, he would translate this into a(n)

A) specific prediction
B) trial
C) theory
D) experiment