Alternative hypothesis
What Alternative hypothesis means in Psychology GCSE, as defined for AQA, Pearson Edexcel.
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A precise, testable statement predicting the outcome of a psychological study, stating that there will be a significant difference or relationship between variables.
A prediction that a difference or relationship will occur between conditions.
Topics that use Alternative hypothesis
- Research methods (AQA GCSE)
- Designing psychological research (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Counterbalancing
- Dependent variable
- Extraneous variables
- Independent variable
- Null hypothesis
- Operationalisation of variables
- Qualitative data
- Quantitative data
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