After Reviewing Previously Published Studies, Psychologist Kyle Conlon and His

Multiple Choice

After reviewing previously published studies, psychologist Kyle Conlon and his colleagues wanted to know "Will people lose more weight if they maintain a goal focus or if they maintain an achievement focus?" At this point in their research, Conlon and his colleagues were completing which step in the scientific method?

A) publishing their own results
B) testing a hypothesis
C) building a theory
D) defining the problem