| Yes | |
| Are you predicting that participants differing on one variable will also differ on another? | |
| Can your variables be objectively measured and/or manipulated? | |
| Can the hypothesis be tested without violating APA's ethical standards? | |
| Can you produce sound reasons why the hypothesis might be supported-- and do these reasons come from logic, theory, or past research? | |
| If the results turn out as you expect, will there be implications for theory, practice, or future research? | |
| * Are you predicting that changing one variable will cause an effect on another variable? | |
| * Can you manipulate your predictor variable? That is, does it involve instructions, stimuli, or treatments that you can give to one set of participants, but not to another? | |
| **Do you have a moderator variable? The moderator variable would intensify, weaken, or reverse the relationship between two other variables. |