AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -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. A theory is not necessarily a well-supported explanation.

Detailed explanation-2: -1) hypothesis an educated guess about a possible solution to a mystery; a prediction or statement that can be tested; A reasonable or educated guess; what a scientist thinks will happen in an experiment.

Detailed explanation-3: -The prediction is a statement of the expected results of the experiment based on the hypothesis. The prediction is often an “if/then statement.” For example: If increasing fertilizer increases number of beans, then coffee bean plants treated with more fertilizer will have more beans.

Detailed explanation-4: -The hypothesis is an educated guess as to what will happen during your experiment. The hypothesis is often written using the words “IF” and “THEN.” For example, “If I do not study, then I will fail the test.” The “if’ and “then” statements reflect your independent and dependent variables.

Detailed explanation-5: -A hypothesis (plural hypotheses) is a proposed explanation for a phenomenon. For a hypothesis to be a scientific hypothesis, the scientific method requires that one can test it.