Franchesca read about Mrazek et al.'s (2013) study in which students scored higher on the GRE after completing a 2-week mindfuln
ess training course. Franchesca is interested in the idea that practicing mindfulness improves the ability to control one's mind from wondering. She decides to conduct a similar study in which she has students practice either mindfulness or read and then take a test of attention. Franchesca predicts that, in line with the original study, students who had practiced mindfulness would perform better on the attention test. She runs the study and finds that the results match her prediction.Franchesca's process of conducting a study to evaluate whether the effects of practicing mindfulness extend to tests of attention can best be described as which of the following?a. journal to journalismb. applied researchc. the theory-data cycled. the peer-review process
In the theory-data cycle, researchers or scientist want to collect new data to either test a theory, change the theory, or update an already existing theory. It is considered one of the most important science cycle. Franchesca in this case seeks to collect data to confirm an earlier research, and hence she does so to test the theory. Hence Franchesca used the process of theory-data cycle in conducting her study.
