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Question:

Multiple choice question

Confirmed can have different meanings.

In academic texts, confirmed usually means supported with evidence that proves something is true.

For example:

The results of the researchers' experiments confirmed that candy is bad for your health.

proved

weakened their belief

supported their hypothesis

strengthened their theory

Which answers are closest to this meaning of confirmed? Choose the 3 correct answers.

Response:

supported their hypothesis

proved

strengthened their theory

weakened their belief
Feedback:

Confirmed means showed that something is true or correct. Not confirming, or showing that something is not true, will weaken - not strengthen - what researchers believe.
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Confirm can also mean to say that something is correct.

For example:

The hotel wants you to confirm the dates that you asked for, so that they know exactly how many people will really be coming.

The airline authorized my reservation.

My reservation was approved.

I have a seat on the plane to Paris.

I need to make a reservation.

Which answers are similar in meaning to the sentence below? Choose the 3 correct answers. The airline confirmed my reservation on the 9 o'clock flight to Paris.

Response:

I need to make a reservation.

My reservation was approved.

The airline authorized my reservation.

I have a seat on the plane to Paris.
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Multiple choice question

prove it.

say it is true.

ignore it.

agree to it.

Which answers below best complete the sentence? Choose the 3 correct answers.

 

When you confirm something, you...

Response:

prove it.

agree to it.

say it is true.

ignore it.
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Multiple choice question

To confirm a hypothesis, we need scientific evidence. In order to get enough evidence to confirm their hypotheses, researchers who want to prove something must conduct their research according to accepted rules and procedures. These rules inform researchers how to choose who will take part in their study, how to collect data and how to analyze the data they collect.

If researchers don't follow these rules, we cannot accept their results as scientific evidence.

These rules are called the scientific method. 

Read this paragraph and answer the question below.

The results of the experiment did not confirm the researchers' hypothesis.

The results of the experiment confirmed the researchers' hypothesis.

Confirmed or Unconfirmed: That is the Question!

In 2004 researchers examined the expectations of people who were trying to find a “perfect” partner through online dating. Their central hypothesis was that online daters have unrealistically optimistic expectations of finding an ideal partner, and that this could lead to unsuitable relationships. The results of this experiment showed that most people who dated online were over-optimistic in their expectations of finding a suitable partner.

According to the above paragraph, which answer below is true? Choose 1 correct answer.

Response:

The results of the experiment confirmed the researchers' hypothesis.

The results of the experiment did not confirm the researchers' hypothesis.