Experimental Design and Hypotheses
Psychology · Year 11 · Research Methods · 5.º Período

Experimental Design and Hypotheses

Students learn how to formulate testable hypotheses and design psychological experiments. They will distinguish between independent, dependent, and extraneous variables.

National Curriculum Attainment TargetsAQA GCSE Psychology 3.2.2.1 Formulation of testable hypothesesAQA GCSE Psychology 3.2.2.2 Types of variables

About This Topic

Students learn how to formulate testable hypotheses and design psychological experiments. They will distinguish between independent, dependent, and extraneous variables.

Key Questions

  1. What is a null hypothesis?
  2. How do researchers control extraneous variables?
  3. What are the strengths of a laboratory experiment?

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