Psychology

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Across
  1. 3. The tendency to focus only on information that fits your existing beliefs.
  2. 9. Able to be proven wrong or disproven by experimental results.
  3. 13. Using past records or data sets to find patterns or answer research questions.
  4. 15. A number from -1 to +1 that shows the strength and direction of a relationship.
  5. 16. The consistency and reproducibility of a given research result.
  6. 17. An objective and verifiable observation established through empirical research.
  7. 19. A committee that reviews and approves research proposals involving non-human animals.
  8. 21. A list of questions given to participants to collect data from many people quickly.
  9. 22. Observing and recording behavior in its natural setting without interfering.
  10. 24. Repeating an experiment using different participants to see if the results remain consistent.
  11. 26. An experiment where neither the participants nor the researchers know who is in which group.
  12. 29. Applying the results found from a small sample to the larger overall population.
  13. 32. An in-depth observational study focused on just one person or a few people.
  14. 33. Selecting a group where every single member of the population has an equal chance of being picked.
  15. 37. A relationship where two variables change in the exact same direction together.
  16. 38. A committee that reviews and approves research proposals involving human participants.
  17. 40. A relationship where two or more variables change at the same time.
  18. 41. The group that actually receives the experimental treatment or manipulation being tested.
  19. 42. When a person's expectations or beliefs influence their actual experience in a situation.
  20. 44. The variable that is intentionally controlled or changed by the experimenter.
  21. 46. The variable that the researcher measures to see the effect of the experiment.
  22. 47. When a researcher's observations are skewed to match what they expect to see.
  23. 48. The accuracy of a test in measuring exactly what it is designed to measure.
  24. 49. An experiment where participants do not know their group assignment but the researcher does.
  25. 50. When changes in one variable directly make changes happen in another variable.
Down
  1. 1. A scientific article read and approved by outside experts before publication.
  2. 2. A measure of how much different observers agree on how they score an event.
  3. 4. A precise description of the exact actions used to measure and manipulate variables.
  4. 5. Drawing general conclusions by looking at specific observations.
  5. 6. Predicting specific results by starting from a general premise or theory.
  6. 7. The baseline group that does not receive the experimental treatment and is used for comparison.
  7. 8. A tentative and testable statement about how two or more variables relate.
  8. 10. Purposefully misleading participants during a study to keep the results accurate and unbiased.
  9. 11. An outside factor that accidentally affects the variables and messes up the results.
  10. 12. A well-developed set of ideas that explains observed phenomena.
  11. 14. Math that determines how likely a study's results were due to chance.
  12. 18. Comparing multiple different segments of a population at one single point in time.
  13. 20. When a researcher's expectations accidentally skew the results of the study.
  14. 23. Informing participants about the study's risks and details before getting their agreement to participate.
  15. 25. Seeing a relationship between two things when no actual relationship exists.
  16. 27. Telling participants the complete and truthful facts about the experiment after it is over.
  17. 28. The overall large group of individuals that the researchers are interested in studying.
  18. 30. A smaller subset of individuals selected from the larger target population.
  19. 31. Testing or surveying the exact same group of people repeatedly over a long time.
  20. 34. The reduction in the number of research participants over time as people drop out.
  21. 35. Personal judgments or attitudes that may or may not be factually accurate.
  22. 36. A relationship where two variables change in opposite directions.
  23. 39. Giving every participant an equal chance of being placed in any group.
  24. 43. The individuals who are the subjects of a psychological research study.
  25. 45. Evidence that is objective, tangible, and can be observed repeatedly by anyone.