HYPOTHESES IN PSYCHOLOGY

 

 

You are to work through the slide show and answer the questions as you go along.  This exercise is not a race but a learning process, so take your time and make sure that you understand each slide.

 

 

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What conditions should a hypothesis fulfil?

 

93 What is an hypothesis?  
93 What is the difference between an experimental and a correlation hypothesis?  
94 What is the null hypothesis and how is it used?  

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What is a directional test?

 

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1.  If I predict that the scores of AS level psychology students will increase if they go to bed earlier, is this a directional test?

 

2.  Should I use a one or two tailed test?

 

 

 

3.  When should I use a one tailed test?

 

 

 

4.  When should I use a two tailed test?

 

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