Across
- 6. (2 words DON'T use a space)Assigning participants to conditions by chance to minimize baseline bias.
- 7. (2 words DON'T use a space) Participants not exposed to the independent variable, serving as a baseline.
- 8. A specific, testable prediction about the relationship between variables.
- 10. The study of how individuals behave in groups within a particular culture.
- 11. All observable, outward activities by people or animals that can be seen or measured.
- 12. (2 words DON'T use a space)The study of the effects of groups on individuals and how individuals think about others.
- 16. (A type of correlation) A relationship where two variables move in the same direction.
- 18. (2 words DON'T use a space)Observing and recording behavior in real-world settings without manipulation.
- 20. (a bias) Systemic errors or distortions in thinking that lead to incorrect conclusions.
- 21. (2 words DON'T use a space) Participants exposed to the independent variable or treatment.
- 22. (A perspective) Focuses on physiological mechanisms like brain structures, neurotransmitters, and genetics.
- 24. (A perspective) Focuses on behavior originating from unconscious drives and unresolved childhood conflicts.
- 26. (3 words DON'T use a space)An unmeasured external variable influencing the relationship between two variables.
- 28. (2 words DON'T use a space)The absence of a relationship between two variables.
- 29. (a bias) Believing, after an event occurs, that one could have predicted the outcome beforehand.
- 31. (2 words DON'T use a space) The variable deliberately changed or manipulated by the researcher.
- 32. The extent to which study findings can be applied to the broader population.
- 34. (A perspective) Focuses on internal mental processes like perceiving, thinking, remembering, and problem-solving.
- 35. The scientific study of mental processes and behavior.
Down
- 1. (A type of correlation) A relationship where two variables move in opposite directions.
- 2. The study of how people are affected by their surrounding culture.
- 3. A subset of individuals selected from a larger population to participate in a study.
- 4. Any living person or animal.
- 5. (a type of research) Examining natural relationships between two or more variables without manipulation.
- 9. Having too much faith in one's judgments or abilities, presuming one knows more than they do.
- 13. Investigating cause-and-effect by deliberately manipulating one variable and measuring another.
- 14. Repeating a research study with new participants to check if findings are reliable.
- 15. (_______processes) Internal brain activities involving symbols or concepts to recognize past experiences.
- 17. (A perspective) Emphasizes personal growth potential, free will, and meeting self-actualization needs.
- 19. (A perspective) Focuses on how cultural norms, values, and social situations influence behavior.
- 21. (A perspective)Focuses on how natural selection of traits over generations promotes survival.
- 22. (A perspective) Focuses on observable behaviors learned through conditioning, reinforcement, and punishment.
- 23. (a type of evidence) Information obtained through direct observation, experimentation, or measurement.
- 25. (2 words DON'T use a space) The measured outcome resulting from the manipulation of the independent variable.
- 27. (2 words DON'T use a space)A systematic approach to studying behavior through observation, hypotheses, and experimentation.
- 30. (a bias) Looking for or interpreting information to confirm pre-existing beliefs while ignoring contradictions.
- 33. (2 words DON'T include a space)An in-depth examination of a single individual, group, or phenomenon.