Approaches & Research Methods
When watching the Notebook, What object did Ms.McMahon give Dan M to make him feel safe during scenes that frightened him?
The Statue of Liberty
Define: The Largest part of the brain; divided into four lobes
Cerebrum (cerebral cortex)
Define: the body's biological clock
Circadian Rhythm
What is the full legal name of the character that we created as a class to explain Erikson's Stages of Development
Owenita Diva III
In Inside Out 2, what are the names of the 4 new emotions in Riley's mind?
Anxiety, Envy, Embarrassment, & Ennui
Define: the variable being measured, may change based on other variables
Dependent Variable
Define: an impairment of language, affecting the production or comprehension of speech and the ability to read or write. Always due to injury to the brain-most commonly from a stroke, particularly in older individuals.
Aphasia
Define: the ability to focus on one conversation while filtering out background noise, until something (like hearing one’s name) grabs attention.
Cocktail Party Effect
What happens if you skip school to go to the beach?
YOU GET BLOWN UP BY A LANDMINE - according to the Learn for Life Foundation WA
*PERCEPTION GOGGLES BONUS ROUND!!* - up to 100 bonus points
In Meet the Robinsons, what is the name of the villain of the movie?
Michael YaGOOBian/ D0R1S
Name that Psychological Perspective: A therapist asks you to focus on the ways in which your negative thoughts affect your life
Cognitive
What is the name of the person who had a rod separate their frontal cortex from their limbic system so that they were unable to regulate their emotions
Phineas Gage
During the Sleep Debate, what did Alyssa refer to her side of the debate as?
TEAM!
What is the name of the theory used to "explain the progression of a child's thinking abilities from basic to more complex forms"
Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development
In 10 Things I Hate About You, what is the name of the insufferable popular guy who wants to be a model?
Joey
Name that Psychological Perspective: Jill therapist thinks her depression stems from her weak bond with her mother as a child
Psychodynamic
(caused by experiences in childhood)
Define: the brain's ability to change and adapt in response to experiences, learning, or injury. It means that the brain can reorganize itself by forming new connections and pathways, allowing it to recover from damage or learn new skills throughout a person's life.
Brain Plasticity
What does REM stand for?
Rapid Eye Movement
Accounts for about 20-25% of total sleep time, although does decrease with older age
Babies can spend up to 80% of sleep in REM!
What is a "Critical Period" in development? If you can, give an example.
a period of years in early child development where certain functions must be learned or they will never be learned
- EX: Genie Wiley
In Before I Fall Asleep, what cognitive disorder does Nicole Kidman's character suffer from?
you need the full name!
Anterograde Amnesia
Which is the dependent variable: Does listening to classical music help students perform better on a math exam?
Options: the music, the exam, the scores
The scores on the exam
(its the variable being measured)
Stimuli seen through the left eye is processed in which hemisphere of the brain?
the right hemisphere
Define: when a person fails to notice an unexpected stimulus in their visual field because they are focused on something else, like counting the number of times a basketball is passed.
Inattentional Blindness
Harry Harlow & his monkey study attempted to study what human emotion?
Love - attachment based on not just being fed by a mother but being comforted as well
Martha Shaw