Social Psychology
What psychological phenomenon occurs when people change their behavior or opinions to match a group?
What is conformity?
What neurotransmitter is strongly associated with reward and motivation?
What is dopamine?
This disorder is a mental health condition marked by a cycle of unwanted, distressing thoughts and repetitive behaviors, called obsessions and compulsions.
What is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)?
What is the variable that a researcher manipulates in an experiment?
What is an independent variable?
What psychological disorder does Sheldon Cooper claim to have in The Big Bang Theory?
What is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)?
What is the psychological phenomenon in which people are less likely to help when other people are present?
What is the bystander effect?
What brain structure is important for forming new memories?
What is the hippocampus?
An intense and persistent fear of a specific object or situation is called what?
What is phobia?
What does a correlation of r = +.90 indicate?
What is "a very strong positive relationship"?
In 50 First Dates, what type of memory impairment does Lucy, the main character, experience?
What is anterograde amnesia?
What is the term for when people put in less effort when working in a group than when working alone?
What brain structure acts as a major relay station for sensory information?
What is the thalamus?
This is a disruption in the normal connection between thoughts, memories, identity, emotions, or perception.
What is dissociation?
Rejecting a true null hypothesis is known as this type of error.
What is a Type I error?
In The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Charlie experiences flashbacks and distress related to past trauma. What disorder might these symptoms resemble?
What is PTSD?
This "effect" describes the tendency for one positive characteristic to influence our overall impression of someone describes.
What is the halo effect?
This term describes the brain's ability to change and reorganize itself based on experience, learning, or injury.
What is neuroplasticity?
This variation of bipolar disorder involves hypomanic and major depressive episodes without a full manic episode.
What is Bipolar II?
This term means the result is unlikely to have occurred by chance under the null hypothesis; it does not necessarily mean the effect is large or practically important.
What is statistically significant?
In Girl, Interrupted, the main character, Susanna, is diagnosed with what disorder?
What is Borderline Personality Disorder?
What are the two routes to persuasion in the elaboration likelihood model?
What are central and peripheral?
A person can understand language but struggles to produce meaningful speech. What brain area is likely damaged?
What is Broca's Area?
What are the four "Ds" commonly used to describe abnormal behavior?
What are deviance, distress, dysfunction, and danger?
A researcher finds a statistically significant result, but the actual difference between groups is tiny. What concept should they consider?
What is effect size?
What diagnosis has often been incorrectly associated with the character of the Joker (The Dark Knight), despite the film's portrayal being debated?
What is Antisocial Personality Disorder?