Hypotheses Miss Dennis Flashcards
name 4 types of hypotheses
null, experimental, directional and non directional
define an experimental hypotheses
predicting something that will change
define a null hypothese
predicting something will not change
define a directional hypothese
it will state a direction for the prediction
another term for a directional hypothese would be
one tailed
key words for a directional hypotheses would be
faster than, higher than , less than, more often
why do hypotheses these have to be specific
to avoid misinterpretations in experiments
define a non directional hypotheses
one that will not state a specific direction for results
another term for non directional hypotheses
two tailed
key words for a non directional hypotheses would be
will affect, will change, will alter, will be different
key words for a null hypotheses
not/no
what’s IV
independent variable
what’s DV
dependent variable
what’s the thing the researcher manipulates
independent variable
what’s the thing the researcher measures
dependent variable
define operationalisation
saying how you would do it
define operationalise
making something measurable
different ways of testing memory
questionnaires, testing how long they remember something for using lists and pictures
the concept of memory is …
ambiguous
memory could be interpreted in what..
many different ways
define aim
a specific description of what the researcher wants to find out
define hypothesis
hypo. should make a prediction of what you think will happen, should include testable variables and a very specific statement
define research question
asking what the researcher wants to find out
