Across
- 2. in a drug study a harmless substance that has no physiological effect, given to participants in a control group
- 3. a broad idea or set of closely related ideas that attempts to explain observations
- 6. who proposed the theory of natural selection
- 7. research to determine the basic dimensions of a phenomenon
- 10. variable that is manipulated or changed within an experiment
- 11. the variable that is the outcome – the factor that can change
- 12. scientific study of the structure, function, development, genetics, and biochemistry of the nervous system
- 14. a testable prediction that derives logically from a theory
- 16. the scientific study of behavior and mental processes
- 17. approach which emphasizes unconscious thought
- 18. after a study has been completed the researchers should inform the participants of its purpose and the methods they used
- 20. approach the scientific study of the observable responses and their environmental determinants
- 21. thought processes
- 23. Wundt founded this psychology
- 24. an area of specialization in Psychology that is concerned with providing accessible care for people with psychological problems
- 25. anything that can change
Down
- 1. an area of specialization that applies psychology to the legal system
- 4. approach emphasizes a person’s positive qualities, the capacity for positive growth
- 5. research method that presents a standard set of questions, self-reported beliefs about a topic
- 6. psychology that examines how people become who they are, from conception to death
- 8. researcher’s assignment of participants to groups by chance
- 9. the entire group about which the investigator wants to draw conclusions
- 13. procedure in which the researcher manipulates one or more variables
- 15. approach that examines the influences of social and cultural environments on behavior
- 19. everything we do that can be observed
- 22. psychological approach that focuses on human interactions with the outside world