Across
- 3. Placing participants into groups by chance.
- 6. The variable that is measured in an experiment.
- 7. The scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
- 9. A specialized cell that communicates information throughout the body.
- 10. A research method used to collect information from many people by asking questions.
- 11. Chemical messengers that allow neurons to communicate.
- 12. The brain structure most closely associated with forming new memories.
- 13. The variable that the researcher deliberately changes in an experiment.
Down
- 1. The small gap between two neurons.
- 2. The goal of psychology that focuses on answering, “Why does behavior happen?”
- 4. The part of a neuron that receives messages from other neurons.
- 5. Two variables being related to one another; this does not necessarily mean one causes the other.
- 8. The goal of psychology that involves forecasting what may happen in the future.