Psychology Then & Now
What field of study was psychology associated with before it became a science?
Philosophy
There are 2 key components to creativity. Name 1
Novel (originality) & Usefulness
True or False: people are left- OR right-brained
False
Where was the field of psychology "invented"?
Liepzig, Germany (Liepzig Institute)
True or False. Skinner proposed that an ideal community would be ran be benevolent behaviorists rather than politicians.
True. (Outlined in Walden II)
Who was the father of Sports Psychology?
Coleman Griffith
What are the 2 methods of thinking?
Divergent and Convergent thinking
How many different learning styles are there?
50
What were the five schools of thought proposed by Boring?
Structuralism, functionalism, Gestaltism, behaviorism, and psychodynamism
Leon Festinger generated a theory in 1957 that illustrated how one adjusts one's beliefs to align with their actions amidst questionable behavior. What was this theory?
Cognitive Dissonance
What prevented Community Support Programs from developing?
Federal Budget Cuts
There are 7 C's of creativity. Name 3.
Creators, creating, collaboration, context, creations, consumption, curricula
What is the bystander effect?
Individuals are less likely to offer help to a victim when other people are "present".
What did Libet discover in his 1985 study on consciousness?
Our brain "makes" decisions before we are aware we're making the decision.
What was the difference between the isolated rats and the rat park rats?
Isolated Rats drank the morphine laced solution, while rat park residents did not.
What ethical standards were established that prevented instances like the Stanford Prison and Milgram's experiment from happening again? List 3 examples
IRB
Informed Consent
National Research Act of 1974
Common Rule
Debriefing
What are the four barriers to creativity?
Functional fixedness, Mental set, Fear of failure, Overly structured environments
When was criminal profiling first invented?
Jack the Ripper case in 1880's London.
When was the American Psychological Association (APA) formed?
1892
Who was the father of Lobotomy?
Antonio Egas Moniz
What are the stages of development in Piaget's theory?
Sensorimotor (Birth to 2 years)
Pre-operational (2-7)
Concrete Operational (7-11)
Formal Operational (11+)
What are the 3 main brain networks involved in creativity?
Default Mode Network, Executive Control Network, & Salience Network
Who is Roger Sperry?
A neuropsychologist who earned a Nobel prize in Medicine for his research on brain lateralization
According to Lindberg, there are four conditions that MUST be met to make the growth of science possible. Name all four.
A writing system, political stability, urbanization, and patronage
What was the name of the first lobotomy patient?
Mrs. M