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Psychologists develop and refer to theories when establishing hypotheses to test in their research studies. In this discussion, you will compare theories to hypotheses. You will also find an example of a hypothesis from a research article. Be sure to address the following in your main post:

• Describe what a theory entails.
• Give an example of when you might use a “descriptive” theory.
• What does it mean for a theory to be “testable?”
• How does a theory differ from a hypothesis?
• Find a research article from a scholarly, peer-reviewed journal in the PG Library. Review the article and summarize one or more hypotheses the author tested in the study.