Complete question: Your friend has trouble making commitments in relationships and you believe that this is because her parents had a bitter divorce when she was young. Your belief that a child who lives through a bitter parental divorce will have trouble making commitments in relationships as an adult would be considered a(n):
Answer: hypothesis
Explanation: Hypothesis refers to a
supposition or proposed explanation of a concept or phenomenon. This supposition or proposed explanation is made on the basis of available evidence initially acquired, which provides a guide for further evaluation or investigation.