Dr. malm predicts that if teachers ignore students who act up in class, fewer students will act up in class. dr. malm's prediction is an example of:

The correct answer is a hypothesis.

A hypothesis is a predictive statement about the association between two variables. After experimentation or testing, a hypothesis is either proved or disproved. In this instance, when Dr. Malm predicts that i f teachers ignore students who act up in class, fewer students will act up in class, he is hypothesizing. His hypothesis about the effect ignoring students will have on their behavior can either be proved or disproved.