Famous psychologists
Who is known as the “father of modern psychology” and founded psychoanalysis?
Sigmund Freud.
Processes visual information
Occipital lobe
a mood disorder involving high and low moods
Bipolar disorder
Name for the fundamental unit of the brain
Neuron
What sport does Sam play?
Frisbee
Who created the hierarchy of needs?
Abraham Maslow.
Have been linked to spatial learning or caching (storing) behaviors
Hippocampus
the act of seeing or hearing something that is not present
Hallucination
Known as "the feel-good neurotransmitter" in the brain
Dopamine
What is Ian's favorite video game?
Fortnite
Who developed the theory of multiple intelligences?
Howard Gardner.
Implicated in the expression of anger and frustration
Amygdala
Symptoms include loss of appetite, lack of energy, hopelessness, and suicidal thoughts.
Depression
The ______ hemisphere controls speech, comprehension, arithmetic, and writing. The _____ hemisphere controls creativity, spatial ability, artistic, and musical skills
left, right
How many officer spots are open for next year?
3
Who conducted the Stanford prison experiment?
Philip Zimbardo.
Controls muscle tone and balance
Cerebellum
a dissociative disorder in which traumatic events seem to disappear from memory
Amnesia
At what age does the brain become fully formed?
25
Where is Pelin going to school next year?
Who conducted the “Little Albert” experiment, demonstrating classical conditioning in humans?
John B. Watson.
At the base of the brain; connects brain to the spinal cord responsible for breathing rate and digestion
Brain stem
Psychosis involving disorganized thoughts and garbled speech as well as hallucinations and delusions; the most serious mental disorder
Schizophrenia
About how many pounds is the average brain?
3 pounds
What day of the week was our last meeting on?
Monday