1. The student probably did not get sufficient sleep in order to stay wake and properly pay attention in class.
2. To test this hypothesis, I would tell the student to get a couple more hours of sleep than their usual sleeping time. My hypothesis would be supported if the student managed to stay awake during class. My hypothesis would be wrong if the student fell asleep regardless of how many hours of sleep. Therefore, this would show that my hypothesis is falsified.
3. An example of an untestable, unfalsifiable explaination would be that the student is hearing lullabies in their head which make them fall asleep, that no one else but the student can hear.
I really liked your hypothesis in that the student may not have had a sufficient amount of sleep in the evenings. The only concern I have with your testing is that there is no way to prove or deny the additional hours of sleep unless you were to stay at their house and physically observe them sleeping more.
ReplyDeleteI did enjoy your untestable explanation. It was a clever idea.
Oh heyy, I had the same hypothesis. I figure that's probably the only reasonable explanation. Other than having a really boring teacher. Though for my testing, I was actually saying to follow them around and note their activities and the amount of hours they spend sleeping. It's a bit creepy, but the only way to prove it. hahah.
ReplyDeleteWeird, but my untestable explanation was almost the same...
Hello Melany,
ReplyDeletei like your hypothesis. it was originally what i was going to write about as well, but i realized that even though i do get a good night's rest, sometimes i feel really sleepy and tired in class.