Module 3 - Research Strategies

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Across
  1. 4. ____ bias: The tendency to focus on information that supports preconceptions.
  2. 5. An inactive substance or condition used to control for confounding variables.
  3. 11. The entire group of people about whom you would like to know something.
  4. 14. ____ method: A research technique that questions a sample of people to collect information about their attitudes or behaviors.
  5. 17. _____ group: The participants in an experiment who are not exposed to the independent variable.
  6. 18. _______ study: A research technique that follows the same group of individuals over a long period.
  7. 19. ____ thinking: Thinking that does not blindly accept arguments and conclusions.
  8. 20. _____ variable: In an experiment, a variable other than the independent variable that could produce a change in the dependent variable.
  9. 21. ____ variable: The variable that should show the effect of the independent variable.
  10. 22. ____ sample: A sample that fairly represents a population because each member of the population has an equal chance of being included.
  11. 23. ____ observation: Observing and recording behavior in naturally occurring situations without manipulating or controlling the situation.
Down
  1. 1. To repeat the essence of a research study to see whether the results can be reliably reproduced.
  2. 2. cross ______ study: A research technique that compares individuals from different age groups at one time.
  3. 3. ___ bias: A tendency for research participants to behave in a certain way because they know they are being observed or they believe they know what the researcher wants.
  4. 6. _____ group: The participants in an experiment who are exposed to the independent variable.
  5. 7. ___-___ procedure: A research procedure in which both the data collectors and the research participants do not know the expected outcome of the experiment.
  6. 8. ______ definition: An explanation of the exact procedures used to make a variable specific and measurable for research purposes.
  7. 9. _____ variable: The variable that the researcher will actively manipulate and, if the hypothesis is correct, that will cause a change in the dependent variable.
  8. 10. _____ study: A research project strategy that investigates the degree to which two variables are related to each other.
  9. 12. A research method in which the researcher manipulates and controls certain variables to observe the effect on other variables.
  10. 13. A testable prediction about the outcome of research.
  11. 15. ____ study: A research technique in which one person is studied in depth in the hope of revealing universal principles.
  12. 16. _____ method: A method of learning about the world through the application of critical thinking and tools such as observation, experimentation, and statistical analysis.
  13. 24. ________ assignment: A procedure for creating groups that allows the researcher to control for individual differences among research participants.