Across
- 3. How much the results of a study apply to real-life situations outside the research setting.
- 4. Information that a researcher collects themselves for a specific study or purpose.
- 7. How well a study shows that the changes in the results are actually caused by what the researcher is testing, not by other factors.
- 9. When every participant in a study is given the same instructions and experiences, so the results aren’t influenced by differences in how the research was carried out.
- 11. The part of an experiment that the researcher manipulates to see if it causes any effect on something else.
- 12. Information or data that’s gathered through careful observation or direct experience, rather than just opinions or theories.
- 13. A way of collecting or judging information that is free from personal opinions, feelings, or bias, focusing only on facts or observable data.
Down
- 1. Information that has already been collected by someone else and is used again for a new study or purpose.
- 2. If a study or test is repeated under the same conditions, it will produce similar results each time.
- 5. A study is done in a clear and detailed way so that other researchers can repeat it and check if they get similar results.
- 6. When a change in one thing leads to a change in another, showing that one factor is responsible for producing a certain result.
- 8. A theory or idea is set up in a way that allows it to be tested and shown to be incorrect if the evidence doesn’t support it.
- 10. The part of an experiment that the researcher measures to see if it changes after something else has been altered.