psychology experimental metods

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how are aims developed

from theories

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what is an aim?

general statements that describes the purpose of an investigation

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what is a hypothesis?

a statement made as the start of a study and clearly states the relationship between variables

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what are the two types of hypothesis?

directional and non-directional

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what is directional hypothesis?

there is a clear stated difference between the two conditions or groups of people (words like less, higher, lower)

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what is non directional hypothesis

states that there is a difference between the two groups/ conditions but the difference is not stated/ specified

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