Hypotheses Miss Dennis

Question 1

name 4 types of hypotheses

Answer 1

null, experimental, directional and non directional

Question 2

define an experimental hypotheses

Answer 2

predicting something that will change

Question 3

define a null hypothese

Answer 3

predicting something will not change

Question 4

define a directional hypothese

Answer 4

it will state a direction for the prediction

Question 5

another term for a directional hypothese would be

Answer 5

one tailed

Question 6

key words for a directional hypotheses would be

Answer 6

faster than, higher than , less than, more often

Question 7

why do hypotheses these have to be specific

Answer 7

to avoid misinterpretations in experiments

Question 8

define a non directional hypotheses

Answer 8

one that will not state a specific direction for results

Question 9

another term for non directional hypotheses

Answer 9

two tailed

Question 10

key words for a non directional hypotheses would be

Answer 10

will affect, will change, will alter, will be different

Question 11

key words for a null hypotheses

Answer 11

not/no

Question 12

what’s IV

Answer 12

independent variable

Question 13

what’s DV

Answer 13

dependent variable

Question 14

what’s the thing the researcher manipulates

Answer 14

independent variable

Question 15

what’s the thing the researcher measures

Answer 15

dependent variable

Question 16

define operationalisation

Answer 16

saying how you would do it

Question 17

define operationalise

Answer 17

making something measurable

Question 18

different ways of testing memory

Answer 18

questionnaires, testing how long they remember something for using lists and pictures

Question 19

the concept of memory is …

Answer 19

ambiguous

Question 20

memory could be interpreted in what..

Answer 20

many different ways

Question 21

define aim

Answer 21

a specific description of what the researcher wants to find out

Question 22

define hypothesis

Answer 22

hypo. should make a prediction of what you think will happen, should include testable variables and a very specific statement

Question 23

define research question

Answer 23

asking what the researcher wants to find out