AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -A hypothesis is an idea about how something works that can be tested using experiments. A prediction says what will happen in an experiment if the hypothesis is correct.

Detailed explanation-2: -A hypothesis provides a testable claim for your research and identifies your variables clearly. The ensuing study can then either prove or disprove your hypothesis. In comparison, predictions use your observations to form conclusions.

Detailed explanation-3: -defined as a proposed explanation (and for typically a puzzling observation). A hypothesis is not a prediction. Rather, a prediction is derived from a hypothesis. A causal hypothesis and a law are two different types of scientific knowledge, and a causal hypothesis cannot become a law.

Detailed explanation-4: -A hypothesis (plural: hypotheses), in a scientific context, is a testable statement about the relationship between two or more variables or a proposed explanation for some observed phenomenon.