This psychologist is best known for his research on conditioning through the use of dogs.
Who is Ivan Pavlov?
This type of cell is seen as the basic working unit of the brain.
What is the neuron/nerve cell?
What is Schizophrenia?
This theory explains how a creature has biological tendencies that cause it to act the way it does.
What is Instinct theory?
This term describes the effect where, when placed in a group, a person will not work as hard
What is social loafing?
This person is best known for creating the Stanford Prison Experiment
Who is Philip Zimbardo?
These chemical messengers send messages to cross the synaptic gap.
What are neurotransmitters?
These two neurotransmitters are generally associated with anxiety.
What are serotonin and glutamate?
This theory describes how a body's response then leads to a certain emotion being caused
The natural cessation of menstruation.
What is menopause?
Best known for her research on the misinformation effect, this psychologist uses her research and applies it to legal settings.
Who is Elizabeth Loftus?
These cells are responsible for providing nutrients for the neuron
What are glial cells?
What is Munchausen by Proxy?
This describes the rate at which a person's body expends energy at rest.
What is the basal metabolic rate?
These 5 taste sensations are responsible for how we perceive the taste of food.
What are sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and unami?
This person utilized an "shocking" experiment to test a person's obedience to authority
Who is Stanley Milgram?
This term describes the period at which the neuron must take a small break after firing
What is the refractory period?
This disorder describes when a psychological disorder takes on a bodily form.
What is the Somatic Symptom Disorder?
This describes the tendency for people to go to others to seek and provide support for others
What is the tend-and-befriend response?
This sensation occurs when even after a person loses a limb, they still feel pain in their non-existent limb(s).
What is the phantom limb sensation?
This person is best known as the "father of psychology"
Who is Wilhelm Wundt?
This is the meeting point between two neurons
What is the synapse.
This disorder causes the patient to alter between states of mania and states of depression.
What is bipolar?
This term describes the releasing of negative and aggressive energy that is built up in a person.
What is Catharsis?
What effect describes how increased exposure leads to increased liking.
What is the mere exposure effect?