Question

(Psychology)Based on what you have learned about statistics in psychology, develop an original psychological hypothesis and explain how you would go about trying to establish the validity (or falsifiability) of the hypothesis. (Note that this is a two-part activity. At the end of this course, you will test and build on your hypothesis.)

Answer 1

Answer:

hypothesis: Amount of sugar ingested affects children's self-esteem.

Explanation:

To establish the validity or falsifiability of this hypothesis, it would be necessary to establish a scientific experiment.

In that case, I would gather 30 children between 10-12 years old and divide them into 3 groups, each with 10 children. Group A would be made up of children who should eat 100 calories (approximately 25 grams) of sugar per day, which is the limit recommended by medical authorities. Group B would be formed by children who should eat 150 calories of sugar per day. Group C would consist of children who would not eat any calories from sugar. The experiment would last for 3 months.

Over the three months, children would be assessed on their view of themselves and their confidence in going through small challenges that require high levels of self-esteem. Each children's behavior would be given a grade.

In the end, the scores in each group would form an average and these averages would be compared using statistisc apps, to see if there is a significant difference between the results of each group. If the difference was not significant between the groups, it means that sugar does not interfere with children's self-esteem. If the difference is significant, it means that sugar interferes with children's self-esteem.