1. Ch. 2: Where to Start Hypotheses & predictions
Hypothesis
An idea or a question waiting for evidence to support or refute it
Specific propositions that logically follow from a theory
Statement relating two or more variables to each other

2. Ch. 2: Sources of ideas Common sense Naturalistic observation Theories
Past research
Practical problems

3. Ch. 2 Library search Journals Databases Psych Abstracts Psyc Info
PubMed

4. Ch 2: Parts of a Research article
Title
Good titles
Effects of caffeine on the acoustic startle response
Parenting styles and children’s ability to delay gratification
Poor titles
A study of memory
Effects of feedback, anxiety, cuing, and gender on semantic and episodic memory under two conditions of threat: A test of competing theories

5. Ch 2: Parts of a Research article
Abstract
Introduction
Methods
Results
Discussion