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What Is a Hypothesis?

What Is a Hypothesis?

Flowchart showing an aim about background music and recall leading to alternative and null hypotheses, with the independent and dependent variables labelled

A hypothesis is a clear, precise and testable prediction of what a study expects to find. It is written before data is collected and must be specific enough to be shown wrong.

7.1.1 Hypotheses Lesson

  1. GCSE
  2. /Psychology
  3. /7.1.1 Hypotheses

Step-by-step lessons on OCR GCSE Psychology 7.1.1 Hypotheses. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Start with the more concrete topics like memory and development before tackling evaluation-heavy topics like psychological problems and criminal psychology.

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