1 & 2 Study Guide: Definitions & Research

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Across
  1. 3. ___ data can be counted, is collected quickly, & is collected in surveys.
  2. 5. Humanists described human nature as self-directed. The environment & other forces are background to ___ ___ (achieved by meeting human needs).
  3. 6. Psychology is the scientific study of ___ and ___ processes.
  4. 9. A ___ is a complex explanation based on several experimental studies, so it comes after the experiment.
  5. 10. ___ study how the brain, nervous system, hormones, and genetics influence our behavior.
  6. 12. Sociocultural approach is concerned with issues such as ___ status, which impacts human behavior and mental processes.
  7. 16. Psychologist use a ___ ___ when ethics prevents them from applying an experiment to a human being.
  8. 17. The purpose of research in social sciences is to ___ common sense assumptions.
  9. 18. Psychologists use a ___ when they can’t fit a thousand participants into a laboratory setting.
Down
  1. 1. Freud believed that beneath the surface of our conscious experience are primitive ___ that are in conflict with society & morality. These influence our behavior.
  2. 2. Psychologists use a ___ observation when they can’t move the group to a lab; They go to the group & describe what they see.
  3. 4. Behaviorist said behavior occurs because the appropriate stimulus is in the ___ , changing behaviors through rewards or punishment.
  4. 7. A ___ study collects data in one setting, from different participants.
  5. 8. A ___ study collects data over several years, from the same participants.
  6. 11. Before the experiment, we make a ___ , which is an educated guess about what the results of a study are expected to be.
  7. 13. ___ data can be observed, but not measured. It is time-consuming to collect & is collected in interviews.
  8. 14. Previously-conducted research is called ___ analysis. It is respected in the scientific community & it is used by researchers with little time or money.
  9. 15. Cognitivists believe behavior is influenced by a variety of ___ processes: perceptions, memories, & expectations.