Across
- 1. An experiment in which participants don’t know whether they’re in the control or experimental group
- 4. Correlation of a relationship between variables when none exists
- 5. People who take part in a research study
- 7. Intentionally misleading participants about the true nature of a study
- 9. A general explanation based on a body of evidence
- 11. A group selected so that each member of a population has an equal chance of inclusion
- 13. The extent to which a test measures what it’s supposed to measure
- 14. A research method involving questionnaires or interviews
- 17. Explaining the true purpose of a study to participants afterward
- 18. Research that follows the same participants over a long period
- 19. A good hypothesis must be this it can be proven wrong
- 20. A belief or judgment not necessarily based on fact
- 21. Effect of Improvement resulting from the belief that one is receiving treatment
- 23. The consistency of a measurement over time
- 24. Bias of when a researcher’s expectations influence the study’s outcome
- 25. Studying existing records or documents to gather information
Down
- 2. Observing subjects in their normal environment without interference
- 3. Group of participants who do not receive the experimental treatment
- 6. Reasoning drawing general conclusions from specific observations
- 8. A relationship where both variables increase or decrease together
- 10. A testable prediction from a theory
- 12. Bias of when an observer’s expectations distort what they see
- 15. To apply findings from a study to a larger population
- 16. Bias tendency to seek out evidence that supports what you already believe
- 22. Based on observation or experiment rather than theory alone