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Distinguish aims from hypotheses and directional from non-directional hypotheses.
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Research methods
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Scientific processes
Aqa A Level PsychologyPaper 2 Psychology in Context
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Distinguish aims from hypotheses and directional from non-directional hypotheses
- This point belongs to Research methods, especially Scientific processes.
- You need to be able to distinguish aims from hypotheses and directional from non-directional hypotheses.
- The key ideas to know are hypotheses, aims, and distinguish.
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