AP Psych Unit 0 (1.2): Scientific Method

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Theory

An explanation that integrates principles, organizes and predicts behaviors or events.

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Hypothesis

A testable specific prediction that is arrived at logically from a theory.

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Falsifiability

It must be logically possible to make an observation or do a physical experiment that would show that the hypothesis can be disproved.

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Operational Definition

The statement of procedures the researcher is going to use in order to measure a specific variable.

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Verifiability

An experiment must be replicable by another researcher.