Psyched for Psychology
Wilhelm Wundt is famous for his use of introspection (internal perception) and made famous this concept, which focuses on the content of processes rather than their function.
What is structuralism?
The scientific method begins with developing one of these: a testable prediction about how the world will behave if our idea is correct, which is typically in an if-then format.
What is a hypothesis?
Every thought, feeling, or motor movement imaginable is triggered by this important neurological process.
What is Action Potential (AP)? *You don't need to understand every component of AP, but definitely have a broad understanding of the process and its importance.
This vital neural transmitter is involved in stabilizing our mood, helping us to sleep, and helping our brain to access and store new information.
What is dopamine? *Hint: know this neurotransmitter, as well as some other important ones like serotonin and norepinephrine.
This famous 2010's rapper announced he was dropped from Ed Sheeran's tour after expressing pro Palestinian sentiment.
Who is Macklemore?
While psychology today is technically classified as a social science, it initially branched off from this early field of study, which included scholars such as Socrates, Aristotle, and Plato.
What is philosophy?
True or False: A correlation coefficient (r-value) of -.9 indicates no relationship between the variables.
What is false? *Definitely understand correlation coefficients and the differences between a positive, a negative, and no correlation between variables.
This concept refers to the physical expression of the gene, while this other related concept refers to the genetic makeup of the organism.
What are phenotype and genotype?
In order to prove true cause and effect, it's best to use this type of study in which neither the participant nor the researcher know whether which group the participants are in.
What is a double-blind study?
This Knicks basketball player was announced to be the host for the premiere of the 52nd season of SNL.
Who is Jalen Brunson?
This branch of psychology made famous by William James, John Dewey, and Charles Sanders Pierce focused on how mental activities helped an organism fit into and survive in its environment.
What is functionalism?
This type of research design involves data-gathering repeatedly over an extended period of time with the same (or close to the same) sample of participants over time.
What is a longitudinal design (LD)? *Hint: Do know the difference between a LD and cross-sectional design*
This fatty substance, which coats the axon and acts as an insulator, increasing the speed at which the signal travels.
What is the mylean sheath?
This important process saves mental energy by allowing our body to pump a neuron back into the synapse after being released.
What is reuptake?
This famous rapper announced that he is seeking applicants for an 'international ice cream taster', which is a three month gig that pays a mere $30,000.
Who is Snoop Dogg?
Freud's famous psychoanalytic theories identified these three forces active on the individual at the unconscious level that operate off of the pleasure principle, the reality principle, and the morality principle.
What are the Id, Ego, and Superego?
Any research institution that receives federal support for research involving human participants must have access to one of these governing bodies, which work to ensure the safety of human participants and ensure that they know their participation is voluntary.
What are Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)?
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) are the animal equivalents.
The autonomic nervous system (ANS) can be further subdivided into these two major often competing systems which help the body to respond to threats, while also helping in maintaining homeostasis.
What are the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems?
While only by a very narrow margin, most psychologists with a PHD are typically employed by these institutions.
What are colleges and universities?
This singer recently made a triumphant return in Paris after a six year hiatus due to a rare diagnosis of 'stiff person syndrome'.
Who is Céline Dion?
Commonly known as the Five Factor Model or the "Big Five", these five personality traits remain relatively stable throughout the lifespan and effectively capture the relative validity that exists within the personality of individuals.
What are openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism?
*Hint: Think of the acronym OCEANS* There will be a MC question on at least one of these traits.
Billy is testing whether or not standing on your head for extended periods of time boosts short term memory scores on a cognitive test.
In the following example, standing on your head represents this variable, while your score on the cognitive tests would be this other variable.
What are the independent and dependent variable?
This important part of the limbic system is often referred to as the emotional epicenter of the brain.
What is the amygdala?
This famous social psychology experiment sought to see how far participants would go in obeying an authority figure to administer what they believed to be dangerous or lethal shocks to confederates (actors).
What is the Milgram experiment?
This film remained the top film at the box office for the 6th week in a row becoming just the second film to accomplish this in the last decade.
What is Spider-Man: Brand New Day?