Writing a hypothesis Flashcards

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Hypothesis

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“A precise, testable statement of what the researcher predicts will be the outcome of the study.”

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What do you need when writing a hypothesis?

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A clearly operationalised IV

A clearly operationalised DV

Identification of the population studied

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Variable

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“any quantity or qualify that differs (or varies) across a population of people”

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One-tailed hypothesis

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one manipulated variable is predicted to produce an effect greater than another manipulated variable

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Null hypothesis

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This states that the IV will have no effect on the DV, or any change in the DV will be due to chance.

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Example of a hypothesis

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__________________ will recall ______________ from _________________ when ____________________ than when ___________________________.

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Example of a null hypothesis

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“There will be no significant difference in the _____________________ from ___________________ by ____________________ whether ____________________or ____________________. Any difference will be due to chance.”

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