A psychologist watches the rapid eye movements of sleeping subjects and wakes them to find they report that they were dreaming. She concludes that dreams are linked to rapid eye movements. This conclusion is based on

A psychologist watches the rapid eye movements of sleeping subjects and wakes them to find they report that they were dreaming. She concludes that dreams are linked to rapid eye movements. This conclusion is based on

a. pure speculation.
b. direct observation.
c. deduction from direct observation.
d. prior prediction.

This conclusion was deduction from direct observation because the subject was observed first and a deduction was made based on the observation.
Pure speculation would not have much evidence such as observation.
The direct observation had a deduction drawn from it.
A prediction would be prior and not during the observation and conclusion.


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