AP Psych: Chp 2 Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 5. The process of examining and measuring one’s own thoughts and mental activities
  2. 6. The entire group of people or animals in which the researcher is interested
  3. 8. The theory and therapy based on the work of Sigmund Freud
  4. 10. Tentative explanation of a phenomenon based on observations
  5. 12. A measure of the relationship between two variables
  6. 13. In research, repeating a study or experiment to see if the same results will be obtained in an effort to demonstrate reliability of results
  7. 14. Early perspective in psychology associated with Wilhelm Wundt in which the focus of study is the structure or basic elements of the mind
  8. 15. A professional with an academic degree and specialized training in one or more areas of psychology
Down
  1. 1. A deliberate manipulation of a variable to see if corresponding changes in behavior result, allowing the determination of cause and effect relationships
  2. 2. Early perspective in psychology associated with William James, in which the focus of study is how the mind allows people to adapt, live, work, and play
  3. 3. Tendency of observers to see what they expect to see
  4. 4. The phenomenon in which the expectations of the participants in a study can influence their behavior
  5. 7. The scientific study of behavior and mental processes
  6. 9. A medical doctor who has specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders
  7. 11. Method system of gathering data so that bias and error in measurement are reduced
  8. 13. Process of assigning subjects to the experimental or control groups randomly, so that each subject has an equal chance of being in either group