Aims and Hypotheses

• What is the definition of an aim?

  The general statement about what the researcher intends to investigate.
• What is the sentence starter for stating the aim of a study?

  To investigate...
• What is a directional hypothesis?

  it states there will be a difference between two independent variables and states the difference. Those who exercise in the gym will not feel better than those who exercise outside.

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• What is a non-directional hypothesis?

  It only states there will be a difference but not the direction of the difference. There will be a difference in how the participants feel between those who exercised outside and inside.

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• What is a null hypothesis?

  A prediction that there will be no difference between the variables. There will not be a difference between how those who exercise outside and inside feel after the exercise. MUST USE PAST TENSE
• What does it mean to operationalise a hypothesis?

  The process of clearly identifying variables in terms of how they can be measured
• What does an operationalised hypothesis allow?

  It allows for future researchers to replicate the methodology in exactly the same way