Writing a hypothesis

Question 1

Hypothesis

Answer 1

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

Question 2

What do you need when writing a hypothesis?

Answer 2

A clearly operationalised IV

A clearly operationalised DV

Identification of the population studied

Question 3

Variable

Answer 3

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

Question 4

One-tailed hypothesis

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Null hypothesis

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Example of a hypothesis

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Example of a null hypothesis

Answer 7

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