Ch 2 Vocab Choice Board

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Across
  1. 6. Observation a research method in which the psychologist observes the subject in a natural setting and without manipulation or control on the part of the observer
  2. 7. study a research method in which data are collected from groups of participants of different ages and compared so that conclusions can be drawn about differences due to age differences
  3. 8. the small group of subjects, out of the total number available of a target population, that a researcher studies.
  4. 11. experiment an experiment in which neither the experimenter nor the participants know which participants receive which treatment
  5. 13. group the group of participants to which an independent variable is applied
  6. 15. variable in an experiment, the factor that is being measured that may or may not change when the independent variable is changed
  7. 17. prophecy a belief, prediction, or expectation that operates to bring about its own fulfillment
  8. 18. sample a sample group of a larger population in which subgroups within the larger population are represented proportionally
  9. 19. sample a sample group of a larger population selected in such a way that each subject within the population has an equal chance of being selected
Down
  1. 1. correlation a relationship between variables in which one variable increases as the other variable also increases
  2. 2. group in an experiment, a group of participants that is treated in the same way as the experimental group except that the experimental treatment (the independent variable) is not applied
  3. 3. correlation a relationship between two variables in which one variable increases as the other variable decreases
  4. 4. variable in an experiment, the factor that the researcher deliberately controls or manipulates to test its effect on another factor
  5. 5. study an in-depth research method that involves an intensive investigation of one or more subjects
  6. 9. study research method in which data are collected about a group of participants over a number of years to assess how certain characteristics change and remain the same during development
  7. 10. a change in a participant’s illness or behavior that results from a belief that the treatment will have an effect rather than from the actual treatment
  8. 12. experiment an experiment in which the participants are unaware of which participants received the treatment
  9. 14. methods of conduct or standards for proper and responsible behavior
  10. 16. a scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact.
  11. 18. a research method in which information is obtained by asking many individuals a fixed set of questions about their attitudes or behavior