Hypothesis

= = = Definition: = A testable prediction about the conditions under which a particular behavior or mental process may occur. Gen Psych, Chapter 1, p. 5

= Examples: =
 * If a prisoner learns a work skill while in jail, then he is less likely to commit a crime when he is released.
 * If I raise the temperature of a cup of water, then the amount of sugar that can be dissolved in it will be increased.
 * If changes in the brain cause declines in memory function, then elderly adults whose brains show the most change should also make the greatest number of memory errors.

= Analogies: = Question is to answer as hypothesis is to scientific method.

= Mnemonics: = H- Help Y- Yourself P- Predict O- Or T- Test H- How E- Ever S- Science I- Idea S- Specify

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