Mind Games
The Russian psychologist who discovered classical conditioning through his famous dog experiments
Who is Ivan Pavlov?
In Harry Potter, the sport that students play on flying brooms
What is quidditch?
The term for when an animal enters a state of greatly reduced metabolic activity during the winter
What is hibernation?
The fictional character that says “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown”
The tendency to search for information that confirms our existing beliefs
What is confirmation bias?
The show or movie that features the fictional Massachusetts town of Stars Hollow
What is Gilmore Girls?
This happens when hay bales get too wet
What is they spontaneously combust?
The team that won the very first Super Bowl in January 1967
According to Freud, the psychological process where we push unwanted thoughts into the unconscious
What is repression?
The name of the hotel in The Shining
What is The Overlook Hotel?
This person officially proclaimed Thanksgiving a national U.S. holiday in 1863
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
The tree that produces acorns
What are oak trees?
The psychologist who developed the hierarchy of needs
Who is Abraham Maslow?
In Hocus Pocus, the names of the three Sanderson sisters
Who is Winifred, Mary, and Sarah?
The year Starbucks launched the pumpkin spice latte
What is 2003?
The U.S. state that produces the most pumpkins
What is Illinois?