Hypothesis

• What are the hypotheses for an experiment?

  • Alternative: There will be a difference between …
  • Null: There will be no difference between …
• What are the hypotheses for a correlation?

  • Alternative: There will be a relationship …
  • Null: There will be no relationship …
• What is a directional hypothesis?


  It predicts how the independent variable affects the dependent variable and is used if there is previous research.
• What is a non-directional hypothesis?

  It predicts that the independent variable will affect the dependent variable but not the direction.
• What is a dispositional hypothesis ?


  A hypothesis based around personality.
• What is a situational hypothesis ?


  A hypothesis based on the environment.