9608088536 | Independent variable vs. Dependent Vairable | What is tested vs. What is measured | 0 | |
9608088537 | Random selection vs. Random Assignment | Selection of subjects for a study vs. Assigning subjects to experimental or control groups in a study | 1 | |
9608088538 | Experimental Group vs. Control Group | Group that is tested vs. Group compared to the experimental, i.e receives the placebo in a drug experiment | 2 | |
9608088539 | Left Brain vs. Right Brain | Language and logic vs. Creative and spatial | 3 | |
9608088540 | Corpus Callosum vs. Cerebral Cortex | Attaches the 2 hemispheres vs. Covers the brain (brain hat) | 4 | |
9608088541 | Sympathetic Nervous System vs. Parasympathetic | STRESS - "Flight-orfight" vs. PEACE - Calming | 5 | |
9608088542 | Neurotransmitters vs. Hormones | In between neurons in nervous system vs. From glands In the endocrine system | 6 | |
9608088543 | Lateral Hypothalamus vs. Ventromedial Hypothalamus | Stimulates hunger vs. Suppresses hunger | 7 | |
9608088544 | Broca's Area vs. Wernicke's Area | Makes words vs. Comprehends words | 8 | |
9608088545 | Identical Twins vs. Fraternal Twins | Same fertilized egg vs. Two seperate eggs | 9 | |
9608088546 | Afferent Neurons vs. Efferent Neurons | Sensory, body to the brain vs. Motor, brain to the body | 10 | |
9608088547 | Assimilation vs. Accommodation | All four-legged animals are "doggies" vs. "Doggies" are different than "Kitties" | 11 | |
9608088548 | Concrete Operations vs. Formal Operations | Logical thinking vs. Philosophical thinking | 12 | |
9608088549 | Sensation vs. Perception | Bottom-up Processing vs. Top-down processing | 13 | |
9608088550 | Rods vs. Cones | Night vision vs. Color vision | 14 | |
9608088551 | Classical Conditioning vs. Operant Conditioning | Involuntary (reflex) vs. Voluntary | 15 | |
9608088552 | Positive Reinforcement vs. Negative Reinforcement | Any reward following a desirable behavior that increases the behavior vs. Ending, taking away something bad ie "time-out" - this increases good behavior | 16 | |
9608088553 | Primacy Effect vs. Recency Effect | First items remembered vs. Last items remembered | 17 | |
9608088554 | Proactive Interference vs. Retroactive Interference | Loss of the new info b/c of old vs. loss of the old info b/c of new | 18 | |
9608088555 | Implicit Memory vs. Explicit Memory | Non-declarative; skills vs. Declarative, facts | 19 | |
9608088556 | Recall Memory vs. Recognition Memory | No cues/fill-in vs. Some hints/multiple choice, matching | 20 | |
9608088557 | Algorithms vs. Heuristics | Step-by-step vs. Rule-of-thumb | 21 | |
9608088558 | Representative Heuristics vs. Availability Heuristics | Stereotypes vs. Based on available info, planes safer than cars | 22 | |
9608088559 | Phonemes vs. Morphemes | Basic sound units vs. Basic units of meaning | 23 | |
9608088560 | Fluid Intelligence vs. Crystallized Intelligence | "Brain power" vs. Acquired knowledge | 24 | |
9608088561 | Validity vs. Reliability | Test measure what it should vs. Same scores on a retest | 25 | |
9608088562 | Achievement Test vs. Aptitude Test | What you've learned vs. What you can do | 26 | |
9608088563 | Intrinsic Motivation vs. Extrinsic Motivation | For personal satisfaction vs. For rewards or to avoid punishment | 27 | |
9608088564 | Theory Y vs. Theory X | Democratic vs. Rewards or punishment | 28 | |
9608088565 | Internal Locus vs. External Locus | Controlling the environment vs. The environment controls you | 29 | |
9608088566 | Lithium vs. Librium | Treats bi-polar vs. Treats anxiety | 30 | |
9608088567 | Type A vs. Type B | High stress vs. Low stress | 31 | |
9608088568 | Psychoanalysis vs. Psychotherapy | Sigmund Freud's theory of personality that attributes thoughts & actions to unconscious & conflicts vs. Treatment involving psychological techniques | 32 | |
9608088569 | Latent Content vs. Manifest Content | According to Freud, the underlying meaning of a dream vs. According to Freud, the remembered story line of a dream | 33 |
AP Psychology Confusing Pairs Flashcards
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