1. Methodological Aspects

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Statement that tells you the purpose of the investigation but does not predict an outcome.

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Aim

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Predictions that the researcher makes about what they will find.

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Hypothesis

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Statement predicting the direction of a relationship between variables.

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Directional Hypothesis

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Statement predicting only that one variable will be related to the other, not the direction of the relationship.

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Non-directional Hypothesis

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Statement stating that any difference or correlation in the results is due to chance.

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Null Hypothesis

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Another name directional hypothesis

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One-tailed hypothesis

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Another name for non-directional hypothesis

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Two-tailed hypothesis

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This study seeks to explore how doodling in class affects students' scores on their final exam.

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Sample of an aim

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Students who doodle during class will score higher on the final exam compared to students who do not doodle.

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Sample of a directional hypothesis

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There will be a difference in final exam scores between students who doodle during class and students who do not doodle.

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Sample of a non-directional hypothesis