Unit 0: Perspectives & Research Methods

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Across
  1. 3. in an experiment, the variable being manipulated and tested by the investigator
  2. 5. measure that indicates the extent to which one factor predicts another factor
  3. 7. measure of central tendency computed by adding the scores in a distribution and dividing by the number of scores
  4. 10. the science of behavior and mental processes
  5. 11. descriptive research strategy in which one person is studied in great depth
  6. 15. psychological perspective that focuses on the effects of learning on our personality development
  7. 16. the extent to which a test or experiment measures or predicts what it is supposed to
  8. 18. psychological perspective that studies links between biological and psychological processes
  9. 19. your conclusions can be applied to people outside of those sampled
  10. 22. research method in which behavior is observed and recorded in naturally occurring situations without any manipulation or control
  11. 23. perception of a correlation between two events where none exists
Down
  1. 1. a computed measure of how much scores vary around the mean score
  2. 2. explanation using an integrated set of principles that organizes and predicts behaviors or events
  3. 4. a symmetrical, bell-shaped curve that describes the distribution of many types of data; most scores fall near the mean
  4. 6. the bias in which we believe, after learning an outcome, that we could have foreseen it
  5. 8. testable prediction, often implied by a theory
  6. 9. control procedure in which neither the experimenter nor the participants are aware of which condition is in effect
  7. 12. experimental condition in which research participants are exposed to the independent variable being studied
  8. 13. experimental condition in which the treatment is withheld
  9. 14. sample in which every member of the population has an equal chance of being included
  10. 17. the postexperimental explanation of a study, including its purpose and any deceptions, to its participants
  11. 20. a precise definition of the procedures to identify a variable
  12. 21. when a research participant's expectations produce the results of an experiment, called a _____ effect