Confusing Pairs- Psychology

The variable which is measured in an experiment

• dependent

• independent

The group who receives the independent variable is the

• control group

• experimental group

The RIGHT brain would show the most activity during which processes?

• recognizing faces

• language

• analyzing

• creativity

The sub section of the nervous system which is activated during flight or flight?

• Parasympathetic Nervous System

• Sympathetic Nervous System

Chemical messengers found in the blood

• hormones

• neurotransmitters

Part of the hypothalamus which suppresses hunger

• Ventromedial

• Lateral

The language area related to comprehension of language

• Broca's

• Wernicke's

Piaget theory which states that children attempt to integrate new information into existing mental frameworks (schemas)

• assimilation

• accommodation

Allows us to see in dim light and peripherally

• cones

• rods

Learning type which depends on the use of rewards and punishers

• Classical

• Operant

• Social Learning (Observational)