hypotheses

• what is a hypothesis?

  statement about the prediction of results that can be verified or disproved by an investigation
• what are the four types of hypothesis?

  • null
  • alternative
  • one tailed
  • two tailed
• what is a null hypothesis also called?

  ho
• what is a null hypothesis?

  predicts that there will be no difference in the results from the two conditions
• what is an example of a null hypothesis?

  'there will be no difference...'
• what is an alternative hypothesis also caused?

  ha/h1
• what is an alternative hypothesis?

  predicts that there will be a significant difference in the two conditions
• what is an examples of an alternative hypothesis?

  experimental hypothesis
• what are the two main hypotheses?

  one tailed and two tailed
• what is a one tailed hypothesis also called?

  directional
• what is a one tailed hypothesis?

  states that a specific direction will be shown in the results
• what is a two tailed hypothesis?

  states that there will be a difference, but doesn't explain the direction
• what happens to a hypothesis after research?

  it's accepted or denied