WEEK 2

Question 1

Poppers falsification (1963)

Answer 1

• a scientific theory should lead to a hypothesis, that when tested could fail to support the theory
  -proposed that theories should be phrased in a way that makes it possible to show how they could be wrong

Question 2

Hypothetico-Deductive Method

Answer 2

1. Identify a problem
2. Define the problem
3. Generate hypothesis
4. Design the research to test hypothesis
5. collect the data
6. analyse the data
7. interpretation of results

Question 3

Quantitative data collection

Answer 3

• RCT
  -true experiments
  -quasi experiment s
  -correlational studies
• questionaires

Question 4

Alternative Hypothesis

Answer 4

States that a relationship exists between two variables

Question 5

Null Hypothesis

Answer 5

States that no relationship exists between two variables
- no change, if there is a change its by chance.

Question 6

One- Tailed/ Directional Hypothesis

Answer 6

States the specific direction of the relationship between variables
-increase/ decrease/ positive/ negative

Question 7

How to write a hypothesis:

Answer 7

• Identify variables
  -Ensure variables are operationalised
  -Decide on a direction for your prediction
• Make it testable