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The idea that caffeine effects memory is not a testable experimental hypothesis. As a result, this job converts the idea into a testable hypothesis, which is a precise prediction. It then devises and sets up an appropriate hypothesis and offers an experiment structure and results system calculations.

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This job helps to turn the theory that caffeine affects memory into a testable hypothesis. It devises a sample memory task and offers ways of manipulating the independent variable (caffeine).

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In order to turn the theory that caffeine affects memory into a testable hypothesis, you need to make a specific prediction that includes an operational definition. Here is one way you might approach this. Devise a memory task that you can give to participants in your experiment. This might be something as simple as first reading a list of words and then (perhaps after some time delay) writing down as many of the words from the list as one ...

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