Aims and hypotheses.

• -          Aims need to be developed before designing and carrying out research.
• -          Aim is a general statement which outlines what it is begin investigated – the purpose of an investigation.
• -          Aims are developed from previous theory and research – based on what we already know about a topic – a researcher will develop an aim that builds and continues this area of research.
• Hypotheses

  -          Formulates once an aim has been decided

   
• Hypotheses

  -          Is a specific prediction about the outcome of an investigation – will be specifically tested in the study – so needs to be written out clearly and fully operationalised
• Hypotheses

  -          A null hypothesis is also constructed as research doesn’t always support the experimental / alternative hypothesis and you need to have a conclusion for what your results show.
• Hypotheses

  -          A null hypothesis states no difference / correlation – and is a key feature of scientific method
• Hypotheses

  -          Experimental hypothesis – used when an experimental method has been carried out and there is an IV and a DV
• Hypotheses

  -          Alternative hypothesis – is a hypothesis used with a non-experimental method meaning there is no IV or DV – used for correlations, observations , self-reports