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Psychology homework help. Week 3 Assignment: Hypothesis Development
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Instructions: Use this worksheet to develop and formalize your formal research hypothesis. A hypothesis is a clear statement that defines the independent and dependent variables in easy-to-measure terms and the relationship between them. A good hypothesis is grounded in theory and research and is falsifiable (or testable). Reviewing Chapters 2 and 3 will be helpful for this assignment (and your upcoming midterm!).
| Research Question | 1 point |
| Provide your research question (this may have been revised based on feedback from the discussion board last week). | |
| The effects of Family Therapy on Substance Abuse. |
| Hypothesis | 6 points |
| Provide your formal hypothesis. | |
| Theoretical Justification: Reason 1 | 2 points |
| · Please provide one major reason, based in the literature, that leads you to your hypothesis · Make sure to provide supporting references o If done well, this will directly contribute to the outline of your literature review section in your research proposal |
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| Theoretical Justification: Reason 2 | 2 points |
| · Please provide one major reason, based in the literature, that leads you to your hypothesis · Make sure to provide supporting references o If done well, this will directly contribute to the outline of your literature review section in your research proposal |
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| Identify Variables | 4 points |
| · What are the variables? · Which variable(s) could be considered independent variables? · Which variable(s) could be considered dependent variables? |
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| Measure Variables | 5 points |
| · Please list each variable and how it is operationally defined (in other words, how it will it be measured) o If done well, this will directly contribute to your measures section in your research proposal |
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