CONFUSING PAIRS

Conditioning which occurs voluntary.

Solving a problem by choosing between two positive alternatives.

Type of management which believes motivation is only encouraged by rewards and punishment.

The ions which rush into the axon to depolarize the electrical charge.

Memory processing center of the brain.

Medication often used to treat bipolar disorder.

In an experiment, which group receives the placebo?

After image effect is best explained by which theory?

Emotion and physiological response occur simultaneously.

Which part of hypothalamus supresses hunger.

Neurotransmitter associated with Alzheimer's disease.

Type of intelligence incorporating processing speed to solve problems.

Correlation in which one variable increases as another variable decreases.

Unable to retrieve new information because of previously learned information.

Motivation due to personal satisfaction without being rewarded.

In an experiment, which variable is being tested?

Part of brain responsible for word comprehension.

Stage which allows hypothetical, philosophical thinking.

Which type of heuristic is solving problems based on stereotypes.

Type of intelligence test used to reveal the potential of a person.

Type of neuron transmitting sensory information from body to brain.

Usually perform best with moderate arousal.

Which hemisphere contains language centers, complex mathematical and analytical skills?

Messengers traveling through the bloodstream.

Excitatory neurotransmitter.

Loss of hearing due to damage of hair cells in cochlea.

Formed from one fertilized egg, as opposed to two.

Retinal Disparity

Which schedule of reinforcement applies if car salesman works on commission?

Which type of reinforcer is "money"?

Located in retina and allows night vision.

Outer layer covering the brain and is responsible for higher level thinking.

"All four-legged animals are "doggies".

We tend to take credit for the successes we experience.

Skewed distribution in which the mean is higher than the median.

Emotions become more intense when in a group of like-minded people.

Personality type prone to high levels of stress.

Solving a problem using step-by-step method.

Top-Down Processing

Type of memory containing non-declarative information and processed in cerebellum.

Most basic unit of meaningful sound.

Locus of control in which a person's environment has control over their success.

Conducted research on people's tendency to conform.

Amnesia which interrupts past memories.

Which schedule of reinforcement is applied if employee receives paycheck every two weeks.

Last items remembers in a list.

Which term describes research that has been replicated and results are consistent?

Initiates "fight or flight" response.

 "We are motivated to eat when we are hungry" is an example of which theory.

Bundle of nerve fibers connecting the two hemispheres of the brain.