Psychology
This type of thinking does not use peer-reviewed evidence and testing.
What is pseudoscience?
The gas that fuses into helium inside stars like our Sun.
What is hydrogen?
This type of neuron sends signals from the brain to muscles.
What is a motor neuron?
A variable that is kept the same to ensure a fair test.
What is a controlled variable?
The phase of water between solid and gas.
What is liquid?
The brain’s ability to rewire itself after injury or learning.
What is neuroplasticity?
This type of shift in starlight tells us an object is moving away.
What is red shift?
The hormone released during the fight-or-flight response.
What is adrenaline?
This is what you change in an experiment.
What is the independent variable?
The organ in the human body that filters blood and produces urine.
What is the kidney?
The lobe responsible for personality, planning, and emotions.
What is the frontal lobe?
The force that holds galaxies, stars, and planets together.
What is gravity?
The system made up of the brain and spinal cord
What is the central nervous system?
After collecting results, this section of a scientific report explains what they mean.
What is the discussion?
The name of the process where plants make their own food using sunlight.
What is photosynthesis?
This cognitive effect shows how automatic reading can interfere with colour identification.
What is the Stroop Effect?
This colour of star indicates the highest surface temperature.
What is blue?
This type of neuron carries signals from sensory organs to the brain.
What is a sensory neuron?
This is where you summarise whether your hypothesis was supported or not.
What is the conclusion?
This is the negatively charged subatomic particle found in atoms.
What is an electron?
In an experiment, this variable is measured to see if it changes.
What is the dependent variable?
The effect that explains changes in wave frequency as stars move.
What is the Doppler Effect?
The part of the brain that controls touch, temperature, and pain.
What is the parietal lobe?
The section of a report where you identify errors and suggest improvements.
What is the discussion?
The part of a cell that contains genetic material and controls the cell.
What is the nucleus?