psychologists/people
Who is John Watson & B. F. Skinner?
When Tony looks in the mirror he sees a thin and frail image of himself; however Tony actually has big muscles. Tony might be suffering from:
What is muscle dysmorphia?
The amygdala has to do with
What is fear?
Leonard from the movie Memento can still learn through classical conditioning. This kind of learning and memory is described as
What is implicit memory?
If you had a group of teenagers who strongly favored their group and held prejudices against other groups. According to Sherif, you might be able to help them overcome their negative views of the out-group(s) by having…
What is work on a common problem?
This person used classical conditioning to train a baby named little Albert to fear a white rat and other stimuli
Who is John Watson?
There is a personality type that is more at risk for coronary heart disease and heart attacks. There is a central aspect to this personality type that is the most predictive of these health problems...
What is hostility?
Due to severe seizures and other life-threatening illnesses, some patients undergo a surgery to improve their lives and have their brains severed in half at the
What is the Corpus Callosum?
According to research on memory, this is the best place to study for your exam
What is the exact location and position where you will actually take the exam
Thomas is in a large group of individuals and he smells smoke. Thomas is less likely to investigate the cause of the smoke. Thomas thinks to himself someone else is probably already on the scene or will investigate the cause of the fire. This is an example of:
This factor was NOT emphasized during Harry Harlow's research on Rhesus Macaque monkeys
What is nourishment and diet?
Kids that have an insecure attachment style:
This brain region is most clearly associated with classical conditioning and implicit memory
What is the Cerebellum?
Your friend has failed a number of exams, despite his very best efforts. Now he experiences no control over the outcome of the upcoming exam, does not study, and seems depressed. This seems strange to you, because you can see that he understands the material well this time, and the chance to succeed is right in front of him. This is an example of:
What is learned helplessness?
Child abductions come easily to mind because they have been captured by hidden security cameras and are often shared in social media; they are vivid images. Because these images come quickly to our minds, we tend to think that they are more likely. This is an example of:
What is the availability heuristic?
Herman Ebbinghaus demonstrated that if it takes you 1 minute to memorize four pieces of information it should take you _____________ to memorize eight similar pieces of information.
What is more than 2 minutes?
The predominant neurological pathway through which stress affects the body is the:
What is the hypothalamus-pituitary axis?
Dopamine is associated with
What is pleasure/emotional highs?
On a sign which lists the name of 10 companies that sponsor an event, this is the position that is most likely to be remembered
What is the first name on the list? (the primacy effect)
Lehi is 21. He has ambitious plans for his future and is eager to start his career. He likes being around other people, enjoys parties, and usually likes to be in charge of a conversation. He is very competitive, plays on a sports team, and enjoys “playing to win.” Which is most likely? Lehi...
What is Lehi is a student at BYUI?
When George Sperling (1960) flashed a group of letters for one-twentieth of a second, people could recall only about half the letters. But when signaled to recall any one row immediately after the letters had disappeared, they could do so with near-perfect accuracy. This is an example of
What is iconic memory?
Your friend has failed a number of exams, despite his very best efforts. Now he experiences no control over the outcome of the upcoming exam, does not study, and seems depressed. This seems strange to you, because you can see that he understands the material well this time, and the chance to succeed is right in front of him. This is an example of:
What is learned helplessness?
Leonard, the main character from the movie Memento, has trouble making new memories. The part of the brain suffering from damage is...
What is the Hippocampus?
Beau watched the Karate Kid, and he was mimicking the main Karate Kid character Daniel’s karate kicks and punches during the movie. This is an example of…
What is observational learning?
A parent gives a child a cookie when the child is being quiet, but doesn’t tell the child how much time has to go by before getting the cookie.