hypotheses

• bold, precise, testable statements
• bold: must state 'significant' (consistent, generalizable)

  precise: must be operationalized (use measurable variables)

  testable: must be refutable (possible to disprove)
• experimental hypotheses


  there will be a significant difference in the DV between condition A of the IV and condition B of the IV
• correlational hypotheses


  there will be a significant correlation between variable 1 and variable 2