Notable Figures
This person is responsible for several impactful concepts, including the Oedipus complex and the division of the human psyche into the ego, superego, and id.
Sigmund Freud
This major structure of the brain is responsible for abilities like fine motor skills, balance, and coordination.
Cerebellum
This famous study tested the concept of a conditioned a stimulus (in the form of ringing a bell) and its eventual conditioned response (increased salivation in dogs).
Pavlov's Dog Experiment
Theory that is conceptualized by a pyramid consisting of multiple levels of needs. This theory suggests that lower-level needs must be satisfied before higher-level needs become motivating.
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Secure and avoidant are two types of ________.
Attachment styles
This famous psychologist is best known for his contributions to the behaviorist movement, the most notable being the development of operant conditioning.
B.F. Skinner
This specific part of the limbic system is well-known for regulating your "fight or flight" response.
Amygdala
This famous study was used to test participants' willingness to obey authority figures. In this study, participants were instructed to press a button that gave a second person, who participants believed were involved in a study on memory, an electric shock if the that person gave an incorrect answer.
Milgram's Shock Study
This theory states that people can learn new behaviors and acquire new information simply by observing others, highlighting the role of modeling and imitation.
Social Learning Theory
What does 'The Big Five' refer to in psychology?
The 5 main personality traits (agreeableness, extraversion, conscientiousness, openness, and neuroticism).
This person is responsible for developing the stages of psychosocial development (the first stage being Trust vs. Mistrust, and the last stage being Integrity vs. Despair).
Erik Erikson
This part of the brain is responsible for regulation of biological and hormonal processes; including hunger, thirst, and sleep.
Hypothalamus
This study tested the concept of conformity through presenting pictures depicting lines of varying lengths and asking participants to determine which line was the longest in front of other participants.
Solomon Asch Conformity Line Experiment
This theory suggests that behavior is a direct response to a stimulus, emphasizing the predictability of behavior in relation to specific stimuli.
Stimulus Response Theory
Commonly used to treat depression, anxiety, and other mental health conditions, SNRIs are a class of drugs that, as their name implies, modulate uptake of serotonin and what other neurotransmitter chemical?
Norepinephrine
This famous psychologist first came up with the concept of the collective unconscious; and he believed the collective unconscious was expressed through archetypes, or innate patterns of thought.
Carl Jung
This part of part of the brainstem is responsible for carrying out processes necessary for survival, including functions like breathing and blood flow.
Medulla
In this study, researchers continually presented an infant with a white rat paired with a loud noise, resulting in the infant developing a conditioned fear response to seeing a white rat.
Watson's Little Albert Experiment
This developmental theory proposes that children progress through 4 distinct stages of cognitive growth: (sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational).
Cognitive Development Theory
This compliance tactic is characterized by first making a small request, and once the person agrees to this, they find it more difficult to refuse a bigger one that is presented afterwards.
Foot-in-the-door
This person opened the very first experimental psychology lab. He is also known for developing the process of experimental introspection.
Wilhelm Wundt
This gland secretes melatonin, which in turn regulates circadian rhythms and the sleep-wake cycle.
Pineal Gland
This famous experiment, led by Philip Zimbardo, is cited as one of the most unethical studies in the history of psychology. College students were recruited as participants and were assigned to either roleplay as
"guards" or "inmates" within a fake prison setting.
The Stanford Prison Experiment
When individuals experience discomfort when holding conflicting beliefs or attitudes, leading them to change one to resolve the inconsistency.
Cognitive Dissonance Theory
Intimacy, commitment, and passion are all components that make up what theory?