What type of hypothesis is "Cancer patients who use guided imagery during chemotherapy administration will have less nausea and vomiting and less anxiety than chemotherapy patients who do not use guided imagery"?
1. Complex and directional.
2. Simple and directional.
3. Complex and nondirectional.
4. Simple and nondirectional.
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Rationale 1: The hypothesis has one independent and two dependent variables, so it is complex; it also states one group will have less nausea and vomiting and anxiety, so it is directional.
Rationale 2: Since this hypothesis has one independent and two dependent variables, it is complex. It is directional.
Rationale 3: This is a complex hypothesis, but because it states that one group will have less nausea and vomiting and anxiety, it is directional.
Rationale 4: Since this hypothesis has one independent and two dependent variables, it is complex and because it states that one group will have less nausea and vomiting and anxiety, it is directional.
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