Across
- 2. Ethical guideline requiring participant information to remain private
- 5. Researcher who investigated attachment using cloth and wire surrogate monkeys
- 11. Medical event caused by interrupted blood flow to the brain
- 12. Type of attachment where a child seeks comfort from their caregiver and is easily soothed after separation
- 16. Type of sampling where every member of the population has an equal chance of selection
- 17. Mild traumatic brain injury often caused by a blow to the head
- 18. Debate about whether development is influenced more by genetics or environmental factors
- 20. The brain's ability to reorganise and change throughout life
- 22. Researcher who developed the Strange Situation to investigate attachment styles
- 23. Famous case study used to demonstrate the effects of acquired brain injury
- 25. Ethical principle requiring fair treatment of all participants
- 29. Lobe associated with sensory processing and spatial awareness
- 30. Attachment style characterised by little distress when separated from a caregiver
- 31. Developmental window in which a skill must be learned for normal development
- 32. Lobe associated with planning, decision making and personality
- 33. Variable that is measured in an experiment
Down
- 1. Ethical requirement that participants understand a study before agreeing to participate
- 3. Variable deliberately manipulated by the researcher
- 4. Brain structure responsible for coordination, balance and fine motor movement
- 6. Developmental window where learning is easiest but can still occur later
- 7. Basic building block of the nervous system
- 8. Concept that neurological differences are natural variations in human functioning
- 9. Research design where participants complete all conditions of an experiment
- 10. Lobe associated with hearing, memory and language
- 12. Neuroplasticity process involving the growth of new neural connections
- 13. Process of removing unused neural connections to improve brain efficiency
- 14. Degenerative brain condition linked to repeated head injuries
- 15. Formation of new synaptic connections between neurons
- 19. Testable prediction about the relationship between variables
- 21. Ethical principle requiring honesty and accuracy in research
- 24. Lobe of the brain primarily responsible for visual processing
- 26. Any factor that can change or be measured in a study
- 27. Attachment style characterised by distress on separation and difficulty being soothed on reunion
- 28. Research method used to examine relationships between variables
- 30. Neurodevelopmental condition characterised by inattention, impulsivity and/or hyperactivity