Psychological investigation

1. Data that is ordered such as order of runners that finished marathon- 1st, 2nd, 3rd etc (7, 4)
5. Refers to how consistent a measuring device is (11)
9. a testable statement or a prediction (10)
10. when every member of a target population has an equal chance of being selected. (6, 8)

2. When a study measure or examines what it’s meant to measure (5)
3. the variable manipulated by the experimenter to see what affect it has on the dependent variable (11, 8)
4. Constant errors that arise as a result of the order in which conditions or levels of the independent variable are experienced by the participants (5, 7)
6. This is an argument saying that we can explain behavior and experiences by reference to only one factor, such as physiology or learning and is usually used as a weakness throughout the core studies (12)
7. When the researcher decides on a time say 5 seconds and then records the behaviour every 5 seconds (4, 8)
8. An experiment conducted under highly controlled conditions- IV is being manipulated (3, 10)

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