Scientific Foundations of Psychology Crossword.

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