Unit 1
This lobe (in the brain) helps you see
What is the occipital lobe?
This memory system briefly stores information you are using right now.
What is working memory?
Pavlov studied this type of conditioning.
What is classical conditioning?
Changing your behavior to fit in with a group is called this.
What is conformity?
Extreme sadness and loss of interest are symptoms of this disorder.
What is depression?
Chemicals that send messages in the brain
What are neurotransmitters?
Remembering how to ride a bike uses this type of memory.
What is procedural memory?
Getting paid for chores is an example of this.
What is positive reinforcement?
This psychologist studied obedience using fake electric shocks.
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(It was: Who is Stanley Milgram?)
This disorder involves intense fear and panic.
What is an anxiety disorder?
(Bonus points if you can name specific ones)
This part of the brain helps with balance
What is the cerebellum?
This psychologist created the hierarchy of needs.
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(It was: Who is Abraham Maslow?)
Bandura’s Bobo doll experiment showed this type of learning.
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(It was observational learning)
This experiment involved a fake prison at Stanford University
What is the Stanford Prison Experiment?
Freud developed this therapy method.
What is psychoanalysis?
Psychologist known for split-brain studies
Who is Roger Sperry?
The tendency to remember the beginning and end of a list best is called this.
What is the serial position effect?
This reinforcement schedule is commonly used in gambling.
What is variable-ratio reinforcement?
When people put less effort into group work, it is called this
What is social loafing?
This therapy focuses on changing negative thought patterns.
What is cognitive behavioral therapy?
This brain structure is strongly connected to fear and emotions.
What is the amygdala?
This is the inability to see a problem in a new way.
What is fixation?
In Pavlov’s experiment, the bell became this.
What is the conditioned stimulus?
The tendency to blame personality instead of circumstances is called this.
What is the fundamental attribution error?
This disorder includes both manic and depressive episodes.
What is bipolar disorder?