1.1 Research Methods - Aims and Hypotheses Flashcards
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What is an Aim
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A general summary of what the researcher intends to study i.e effect of sleep on happiness
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What is a Hypotheses
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A prediction of what the researcher thinks will happen in a study
3
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Name the three types of hypotheses
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. Directional (One-tailed)
. Non-directional (Two-tailed)
. Null
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Directional Hypotheses
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States the direction the experiment will go in, researcher states what they think will happen. Only used when they are confident
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Non-directional Hypotheses
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Doesn’t state the direction the experiment will go in but says there will be a difference.
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Null
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States that there will be no difference in the findings
