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What is a research hypothesis?

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The research hypothesis is a testable prediction that states there is a relationship between the variables

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What is a directional hypothesis?

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A directional hypothesis is a hypothesis that predicts the direction of the effect

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What is a non directional hypothesis?

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A non directional hypothesis is a hypothesis that predicts an effect but the direction is unknown

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What is a null hypothesis?

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A null hypothesis is a hypothesis which states there is no significant relationship between the two variables studied

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What is an independent variable?

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The independent variable is the variable that is manipulated

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What is a dependent variable?

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A Dependent variable is a variable that is measured

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What are covariables?

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Covariables are variables that may or may not have a relationship with each other

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What are extraneous variables?

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What are confounding variables?

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Confounding variable is a hidden variables that causes the two measured variables to falsely appear to be in a relationship

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What are methodologies?

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Methodologies are how psychologists investigate their hypothesis

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What is a location?

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I location is where the investigation is carried out

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What is a quantitive prediction?

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I quantitive prediction is data that is easy to gather and calculate but doesn’t tell us much (the data that can be counted as numbers)

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What is qualitative data?

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Qualitative data is data in words answers thoughts and feelings

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What is a Laboratory environment?

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Our laboratory environment is anywhere that is controlled

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What is afield?

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A field is a non-control environment

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What is ecological validity

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And ecological validity doesn’t tell you about real life

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What is the Hawthorne effect?

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The Hawthorne effect refers to the tendency of some people to work harder and perform better when they are participants in the experiment

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What are demand characteristics?

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Demand characteristics I when the participant tries to work out the hypothesis and then try to please I help experimenter I’ll behave in opposite where is the what is expected

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What is the quasi experiment?

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In a quasi experiment The independent variable is naturally caring and not manipulated by the experimenter the experimenter just because he effect of the IV on the TV. Participants may or may not be aware that they are taking part in the quasi experiment is dependent on the nature of the research

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What is the aim of an experiment?

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The aim is a general investigative purpose of a psychological study

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