PSYB01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Psychological Bulletin, Biomedicine, Psycinfo
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Hypothesis- a statement that makes an assertion about what is true in a particular situation; often, a statement asserting that two or more variables are related to one another. Once hypothesis is proposed, data must be gathered and evaluated in terms if evidence is consistent or inconsistent research question. Note: results of study are consistent with a prediction, the hypothesis is only supported not proven. Researchers often study same hypothesis using variety of methods and each time this hypothesis is supported by research study, we become more confident that hypothesis reflects the truth. 5 sources: common assumptions, observation of the world around us, practical problems, theories and past research. We can test common assumptions that people make to explain the world. For example do opposite attract or bird of the same feather flock together? . Not all notions tend to be correct: people tend to be attracted to others similar to themselves .
