Question

directions: using the magic square on the back, match the letters in the square with the correct answers on the left column. if your answers are correct, you should be able to add the columns vertically, horizontally, and diagonally and come up with the same total for each column.

answers\tletters

1. independent
2. hypothesis
3. double - blind
4. negative
5. variable
6. causation
7. cross - cultural
8. correlation
9. experimentation
10. case study
11. mode
12. control
13. descriptive statistics
14. replicated
15. sample
16. biased
17. statistics
18. longitudinal studies
19. predictions
20. self - fulfilling prophecy
21. inferential statistics
22. naturalistic observation
23. control group
24. standard deviation
25. random\ta. establishing a correlation is useful because it enables scientists to make relatively accurate __________

b. researchers formulate a(n) __________ which states what they expect to find when they conduct the experiment.
c. a(n) __________ is a relatively small group out of the total population under study.
d. the subjects who are not exposed to the independent variable are called the ________ ________.
e. correlation suggests a relationship between two variables but it does not establish __________.
f. a purely __________ sample is one in which each individual within the scope of the research has an equal chance of being selected.
g. the word __________ describes the degree of relatedness between two sets of data.
h. in a particular study, if the sample includes too many men and not enough women, we would say that the sample is __________.
i. there is a(n) __________ correlation between smoking cigarettes and living a long, healthy life.
j. an experiment enables the investigator to __________ the situation and to eliminate the possibility that unnoticed outside factors will influence the results.
k. the __________ variable is the one that experimenters deliberately control so that they can observe its affect.
l. psychologists do not fully accept the results of studies until the studies have been __________.
m. observing how humans and animals behave without interfering is called ________ ________.

Explanation:

A (Question A)

To solve this, we know that correlation helps in making predictions. So the word that fits here is "predictions" (from the left column, 19. predictions).

Researchers formulate a hypothesis which states what they expect to find. So the correct term is "hypothesis" (2. hypothesis from left column).

A sample is a relatively small group out of the total population. So the term is "sample" (15. sample from left column).

Answer:

1. predictions

B (Question B)