Scientific Foundations of Psychology Crossword.
Across
- 1. Repeating a study to see if the original results happen again.
- 3. The requirement that a scientific theory must be able to be proven wrong.
- 8. The talk at the end where the researcher explains the true goal and any deceptions.
- 10. The factor you measure to see if your "cause" actually worked.
- 11. A procedure where neither the researcher nor the participant knows who got the treatment.
- 12. Observing subjects in their "wild" habitat without interfering.
Down
- 2. Flipping a coin to put participants into either the experimental or control group.
- 4. A "junk" variable that accidentally messes up your results.
- 5. Knowledge that comes from direct observation rather than just a "gut feeling".
- 6. An actor who is "in on the study" but pretends to be a participant.
- 7. A specific description of how a variable is measured so others can copy your study.
- 9. A distribution where the "tail" points toward the lower or higher numbers.