Across
- 3. Empirically testable statements using observed data which may be rejected if not supported by empirical observations.
- 7. The process of drawing conclusions about a phenomenon or behavior based on theoretical or logical reasons and an initial set of premises.
- 11. A type of XX that stands alone and is not changed by others under study.
- 13. A tentative and conjectural relationship between constructs that is stated in a declarative form, example: “an increase in student intelligence causes an increase in their academic achievement.”
- 14. An abstract concept that is specifically chosen (or “created”) to explain a given phenomenon.
Down
- 1. A type of XX that changes as a result of manipulating XXX
- 2. Target of the investigation which is a pair or combination of XX that share a relationship.
- 4. A set of systematically interrelated constructs and propositions intended to explain and predict a phenomenon or behavior of interest, within certain boundary conditions and assumptions
- 5. The process of drawing conclusions based on facts or observed evidence
- 6. A term frequently associated with, and sometimes used interchangeably with, a construct is a variable.
- 8. The person, collective, or object that is the target of the investigation.
- 9. A representation of all or part of a system that is constructed to study that system; often used by decision makers to make important decisions based on a given set of inputs.
- 10. The overall network of relationships between a set of related constructs.
- 12. Abstract ideas or phenomenon that are being studied. They serve as a foundation for more concrete principles, thoughts, and beliefs.