Return to Hypotheses

Question 1

alternative hypothesis

Answer 1

• Any hypothesis except the null hypothesis.

It is the alternative to the null hypothesis

Question 2

Confederate

Answer 2

• An individual in a study who is not a real participant and has been instructed how to behave by the investigator.

Question 3

Directional hypothesis

Answer 3

• states the direction of the predicted difference between two conditions or two groups of participants

Question 4

Experimental hypothesis

Answer 4

• the term used to describe the alternative hypothesis in an experiment.

Question 5

Non directional hypothesis

Answer 5

• Predicts simply that there is a difference between two conditions or two groups of participants, without stating the direction of the difference.

Question 6

Null hypothesis

Answer 6

• The assumption of no relationship (difference, association,etc) between variables being studies.

Question 7

Pilot study

Answer 7

• A small scale trial run of a study to test any aspects of the design, with a view to making improvements.