Psych As A Science

Question 1

What’s Alternative hypothesis

Answer 1

Predicting there will be a relationship between the variables

Question 2

What’s one tailed (Directional) hypothesis

Answer 2

Predicting the direction of the relationship between variables(Whether the IV will increase or decrease the DV)

Question 3

Two tailed (non directional) hypothesis

Answer 3

Predicting how one variable will be related to another

Question 4

Null hypothesis

Answer 4

Predicts there’s no relationship/correlation between variables
Could be due to chance

Question 5

What’s a scientific method

Answer 5

Process of developing knowledge in one of the 2 specific ways ; induction and deduction

Question 6

What’s induction

Answer 6

Observations of real world phenomena lead to analysis of patterns that can be seen. Generalisations from those patterns lead to the development of testable hypotheses which can be used to build a theory.

Question 7

What’s deduction ?

Answer 7

Observations lead directly to the generalisation of theories from which testable hypotheses are developed- these are used to make predictions which are tested by observations

Question 8

What’s falsification

Answer 8

Evidence that demonstrates that something is not the case(hypothesis is false)