If a Research Study Found That Career Motivation Was Higher

Multiple Choice

If a research study found that career motivation was higher among recent immigrants to America than among Americans, most people could readily offer several reasonable explanations for this finding. However, if the study found that career motivation was higher among Americans than recent immigrants to America, most people could generate an equally convincing set of explanations. This example demonstrates the problems associated with

A) operational definitions
B) hypotheses
C) after-the-fact explanations
D) theoretical predictions