Formulating Hypotheses and Variables
Psychology · Year 10 · Research Methods · 4.º Período

Formulating Hypotheses and Variables

Students will learn how to design psychological research by formulating testable hypotheses. They will identify independent, dependent, and extraneous variables in various scenarios.

National Curriculum Attainment TargetsGCSE Psychology (AQA) 3.2.1.1: Formulation of testable hypothesesGCSE Psychology (AQA) 3.2.1.2: Types of variables

About This Topic

Students will learn how to design psychological research by formulating testable hypotheses. They will identify independent, dependent, and extraneous variables in various scenarios.

Key Questions

  1. What makes a good psychological hypothesis?
  2. How do we operationalise variables?
  3. Why must extraneous variables be controlled?

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