Across
- 3. Data may only be considered confirmed if it’s repeated several times and yields similar results.
- 9. The variable that a scientist changes during an experiment.
- 10. Review done to prevent duplication of research and provides background information about a research topic.
- 12. Does correlation always equal causation?
- 13. What effect does smiling have on the teacher giving homework. What is the independent variable?
- 14. Molly investigated if the age of students caused them to be better drivers. What is the independent variable?
- 15. Individuals will respond more to a person in uniform than to a person not in uniform. What is the independent variable?
Down
- 1. a concept from statistics that measures the relationship between two things.
- 2. After a topic is identified, this type of definition is a statement of procedures the researcher is going to use in order to measure a specific variable (adds specificity to key concepts).
- 4. Predicts the relationship between two or more variables.
- 5. a characteristic that can be measured and that can assume different values.
- 6. The more hours Mike works, the more money he makes. What is the DEPENDENT variable?
- 7. A psychologist designed a study to test the effects of cell phone use on driving safety. Participants were randomly assigned either to drive an automobile simulator while talking to a friend on a cell phone or to drive a simulator without talking on a phone.In the study, cell phone use can be described as
- 8. Which variable is the one being observed in an experiment?
- 11. Spending time with a cat or dog decreases the amount of stress someone is feeling and allows them to perform better on tests. What is the dependent variable?