Psychology Chapter 2 Vocab Crossword

educated guess
to repeat a research study, usually with different participants and in different situations, to confirm the results of the original study
a research technique for acquiring data about the attitudes or behaviors of a group of people, usually be asking questions of a representative
the total group to be studied or described and from whom samples may be drawn
a survey population, selected by chance, which fairly represents the general population
a sample drawn in such a way that known subgroups within a population are represented in proportion to their numbers in the general population
the concept that people who volunteer to participate in research studies often differ from those who do not volunteer
a process or record of research in which detailed consideration is given to the development of a particular person, group, or situation over a period of time
a type of research in which the same people are studied over a long period of time
study of behavior in naturally occurring situations without manipulation or control on the part of the observer
study of behavior in a controlled situation
a mutual relationship or connection between two or more things
a scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact
not consistent or having a fixed pattern; liable to change
a harmless pill, medicine, or procedure prescribed more for the psychological benefit to the patient than for any physiological effect
denoting a test or experiment in which information that may bias the results is concealed from either tester or subject
denoting a test or trial, especially of a drug, in which any information that may influence the behavior of the tester or the subject is withheld until after the test
moral principles that govern a person's behavior or the conducting of an activity
permission granted in the knowledge of the possible consequences, typically that which is given by a patient to a doctor for treatment with full knowledge of the possible risks and benefits
a variable whose value depends on that of another