If an educational psychologist is testing whether a new teaching method is more effective than the old one, the research hypothesis will be that
A) the new teaching method is more effective than the old teaching method.
B) the old teaching method is more effective than the new teaching method.
C) there is no difference in effectiveness of the old and new teaching methods.
D) there is a difference in effectiveness of the old and new teaching methods, but which is more effective is not predicted.
Answer: A
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