Terminology
Unconscious attitudes shaped by cultural norms and societal influences that influence how individuals perceive and interact with others.
What is implicit bias?
This term describes people whose brains function differently in one or more ways than is considered standard or typical.
What is neurodivergent?
This theory posits that all humans are born with a set of rules about grammar in our heads and all languages are built on these rules.
DOUBLE POINTS: name the theorist
What is Universal Grammar Theory?
The unethical experiment in which participants replicated a prison and those labeled "prisoners" were physically and psychologically abused.
What is the Stanford Prison Experiment?
This psychologist is the father of psychoanalysis and talk therapy. He developed the theory of defence mechanisms.
Who is Sigmund Freud?
The study of individual cognition and behaviour considered non-normative to develop diagnostic categories.
What is psychopathology?
This type of psychological disorder is characterised by experiencing breaks from reality.
What is a psychotic disorder or psychosis?
This attachment style is characterised by discomfort with closeness, a tendency to avoid emotional intimacy, and difficulty trusting others, often resulting from inconsistent caregiving in childhood.
What is avoidant attachment?
This principle, central to ethical psychological research, requires that participants fully understand the nature, purpose, risks, and benefits of a study before agreeing to participate.
What is informed consent?
The studies done by this psychologist on the ways children internalise racist beliefs were used in the case to end racially segregated schools.
Who is Mamie Phipps Clark?
This psychological term best describes the following:
Emanuel didn’t get a promotion and told friends, “I didn’t want it anyway—too much stress,” though he was disappointed.
What is the defence mechanism rationalisation?
This part of the brain allows for communication between the left and right brain hemispheres.
What is the corpus callosum?
The theory that suggests we naturally prefer to believe in positive statements about ourselves, especially if they include a reference for a desirable future event.
What is the Barnum Forer Effect?
Through this experiment it was concluded that community and social supports can help prevent drug addiction.
What is the rat park experiment?
This psychologist determined through his shock experiment that most people will obey authority, even if it means harming others.
Who is Milgrim?
The application of gaming mechanics to non-gaming environments to make difficult tasks more palatable.
What is gamification?
This psychological term explains why after the hockey team he was cheering for lost the game, Marvin began vandalising property alongside the crowd, swept up in the group's energy.
What is deindividuation?
Evil acts are often carried out by ordinary people who simply follow orders or adhere to bureaucratic norms without questioning the morality of their actions.
Double points: name the psychologist who referred to this in their work and why.
What is 'the banality of evil'?
Double Points: Philip Zimbardo used this term to explain the behaviour of the guards in his prison experiment.
Give a specific piece of evidence that demonstrates ethical concerns in psychopathology.
What is
lesbian, gay, and bisexual identities have been pathologised at mental disorders, leading to the development of “treatments” that aimed to “cure” same-gender attraction.
This queer Canadian psychologist is responsible for the "Colour Wheel Theory of Love".
Who is Alan Lee?
This term refers to the psychological tension experienced when an individual's behavior conflicts with their values, often prompting strategies like trivialisation or selective exposure to align their actions and beliefs.
What is cognitive dissonance?
These individuals protect the group from dissenting opinions or information that might disrupt consensus, often suppressing alternative views to maintain harmony.
What are mindguards?
This is why dating apps are so addictive (2 reasons).
What is:
1. dating apps function like a game and playing games on our phones releases endorphins, reducing anxiety levels or making us feel "high"
2. Matches are like unpredictable rewards, and our brain rewards us with adrenaline and dopamine.
This experiment raised ethical concerns about the psychological and physical harm caused to the animals in the pursuit of attachment theory research.
What is the surrogate mother experiment?
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What is Harlow's monkey experiment?
This psychologist conducted the Bobo Doll experiment, which he used to develop his "Social Learning Theory".
Who is Albert Bandura?