Frankie Began His Theorizing on Delinquency in Schools by Stating

Multiple Choice

Frankie began his theorizing on delinquency in schools by stating that he takes it to be true that kids like to be respected by other kids.He then goes on to develop some testable relationships between delinquency and gender.His assumption that kids like to be respected is known as a(n) :

A) variable.
B) hypothesis.
C) proposition.
D) axiom.
E) statement.