Aims and Hypothesis Flashcards

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What are aims?

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-What the purpose is of a piece of research.

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What is Hypothesis?

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The prediction of what the results will be.
-This can directional, in which the expected effect of a variable is stated, or non directional, where a difference is predicated, but not the nature of the difference, or null, which predicts that there will be no difference between the conditions.

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When do we use directional hypothesis?

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-When the findings of previous research suggest a certain outcome.

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When do we use the non-directional hypothesis?

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When there is no pre-exiting research or pre-existing research contradicts each other.

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