AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -A scientific hypothesis is a tentative, testable explanation for a phenomenon in the natural world. It’s the initial building block in the scientific method. Many describe it as an “educated guess” based on prior knowledge and observation.

Detailed explanation-2: -A hypothesis is a possible explanation for a set of observations or an answer to a scientific question. A hypothesis must be testable and measurable. This means that researchers must be able to carry out investi-gations and gather evidence that will either support or disprove the hypothesis.

Detailed explanation-3: -A hypothesis (plural hypotheses) is a proposed explanation for a phenomenon.

Detailed explanation-4: -A hypothesis is a possible scientific explanation of an observation or set of observations. In general, a hypothesis is based on a rather limited set of data. To be valid, a hypothesis must be testable through a scientific investigation that can gather evidence to support it.