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Confederate definition?

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An person who is “in on the study”. They are not a participant and have been instructed on how to behave by the investigator.

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directional hypothesis definition?

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States the direction of the predicted difference between two conditions or two groups of participants.

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non-directional hypothesis definition?

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

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pilot study definition?

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

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“People who do homework with TV on produce better results from those who do homework with the TV off”. Is this statement a directional hypothesis or a non-directional hypothesis?

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Directional hypothesis

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“People who do homework with TV on produce different results from those who do homework with the TV off”. Is this statement a directional hypothesis or a non-directional hypothesis?

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Non-directional hypothesis

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Why would a scientist use a directional hypothesis?

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If past research suggests that the findings will go in a particular direction.

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Why would a scientist use a non-directional hypothesis?

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When there is no past research or if past research is contradictory.

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Why would a researcher conduct a pilot study?

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To find out if any aspects of the design do not work.

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How could you conduct a pilot study?

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By gathering only a few participants (so as to not invest a large amount of time or money) and trailing the study.