I think I learned this in September
This lobe of the brain is responsible for bodily sensations such as touch, pain, pressure, and temperature.
What is the parietal lobe?
The Psychologist known for his 4 stages of cognitive development.
Who is Jean Piaget
Groups tend to make more extreme decisions than its individual members would have made if acting on their own
What is group polarization
An approach to problem-solving in which there are a number of potentially correct responses, often associated with creativity.
What is divergent thinking
The book used by clinicians to diagnose mental disorders
What is the DSM
This part of the brain is involved with the incorporation of short-term to long-term memories.
What is the Hippocampus
Learning that occurs but is not apparent until there is an incentive to demonstrate it.
What is latent learning
Some people will exert less effort to achieve a goal when they work in a group than when they work alone.
What is social loafing
A defined set of step-by-step procedures that provides the correct answer to a particular problem.
What is algorithm
A mood disorder characterized by persistent feelings of sadness and loss of interest.
What is Major Depressive Disorder
In order for studies to be replicated, researchers must ensure that they comprehensively describe the research variables.
What is the Operational definition
A type of learning where behavior is strengthened if followed by reinforcement.
What is operant conditioning
The tension that results from a mismatch in one's beliefs and actions.
What is cognitive dissonance
This type of memory is essentially unlimited.
What is long term memory
This disorder involves experiencing flashbacks, nightmares, and anxiety after a traumatic event.
What is PTSD
A p-value of less than or equal to .05 indicates that the result of a research study was unlikely due to chance.
What is statistical significance
When stimuli similar to the conditioned stimulus also trigger a conditioned response
What is generalization
A personality test that uses ambiguous images to uncover unconscious desires.
What is projective test
Miller's law argues that the human brain can hold a certain number of objects in short-term memory. How many?
What is 5-7 + or - 2
A common symptom of schizophrenia involving hearing voices or seeing things that aren’t there.
What are Hallucinations
Double Jeopardy
What are the 7 perspectives?
What are behavioral, biological, cognitive, evolutionary, humanistic, psychodynamic, socio-cultural
Vygotsky's term for the range between what a child can do alone and what they can do with help
What is the zone of proximal development
The 1964 murder of Kitty Genovese highlighted a phenomenon marked by a diffusion of responsibility.
What is bystander effect
The inability to form new memories after brain damage.
What is anterograde amnesia
A disorder characterized by alternating identities or personalities.
What is Dissociative Identity Disorder