Aims and Hypothesis Flashcards

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What is an aim?

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Statements of what the researcher intends to investigate

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What is a hypothesis?

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Clear, precise and testable statement that states the relationship between the variables to be tested

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What is an Independent variable?

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The variable that the researcher manipulates

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What is a Dependent variable?

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The variable that is measured to see how it changed

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What is operationalisation?

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Turning abstract concepts from your aim into clearly defined variables that can be measured

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What is a directional hypothesis?

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States the difference or relationships between the IV and DV

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What is a non-directional hypothesis?

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Predicts there will be a difference between conditions

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