Name___________________

1. ____________________ (what is tested) v. ____________________ (what is measured)

2. ____________________ (group that is tested) v. ____________________ (compared to the

experimental, receives the placebo in a drug experiment.

3. ____________________ (side of brain that is mostly language and logic) v.

____________________ ( side of brain that is mostly creative and spatial).

4. ____________________ (divides the brain) v. ____________________ (covers the brain)

5. ____________________ (“fight or flight”) v. ____________________ (calming)

6. ____________________ (chemicals in the nervous system) v. ____________________

(chemicals in the endocrine system)

7. ____________________ (part of the hypothalamus that stimulates hunger) v.

____________________ (part of the hypothalamus that suppresses hunger)

8. ____________________ (part of the brain that forms words) v. ____________________

(part of the brain that comprehends words)

9. ____________________ (comes from the same fertilized egg) v. ____________________

(comes from two separate eggs)

10. ____________________ (body to brain neurons) v. ____________________ (brain to body

neurons)

11. ____________________ (the process of absorbing new information into an existing schema)
v. ____________________ (the process of adjusting old schemas or developing new ones
to incorporate new information)

12. ____________________ (starts with the sensations and works to make big picture –
sensation) v. ____________________ (breaks down big picture into details – perception)

13. ____________________ (night and peripheral vision, black, white, and shades of gray) v.
____________________ (day, detailed, and color vision)

14. ____________________ (involuntary learning) v. ____________________ (voluntary

learning based on consequences)

15. ____________________ (first items remembered in a list) v. ____________________ (last

items remembered in a list)

16. ____________________ (loss of the new info) v. ____________________ (loss of the old
info)
17. ____________________ (non-declarative and skills memory) v. ____________________
(declarative and fact-based memory)

18. ____________________ (no cues – short answers and essays) v. ____________________

(some hints – multiple choice)

19. ____________________ (step-by-step problem solving method) v. ____________________

(rule-of-thumb problem solving method)

20. ____________________ (obstacle to problem solving basing decisions on stereotypes) v.

____________________ (obstacle to problem solving basing decisions on available info)

21. ____________________ (basic sound units) v. ____________________ (basic units of

meaning)

22. ____________________ (intelligence based on logic) v. ____________________ (acquired

knowledge based on life experiences)

23. ____________________ (test that measures what it should measure) v.

____________________ (tests that yield the same scores on a retest)

24. ____________________ (tests that test what you’ve learned) v. ____________________

(tests that test your potential)

25. ____________________ (doing something for personal satisfaction) v.

____________________ (doing something for rewards)

26. ____________________ (you control the environment) v. ____________________

(environment controls you)

27. ____________________ (multitasking, high stress personality ) v. Type B (low stress

personality)