Psychologists
He was the first African-American to earn a Ph.D. in Psychology
Who is Francis Cecil Sumner?
Metacognition is best described as this
What is thinking about thinking?
This person is our current Vice President
Who is Kamala Harris?
A set of associations we hold about members of a particular group
What is a stereotype?
This describes when we can answer something readily, without much deliberation
What is System 1 thinking?
She deliberately chose her doctoral dissertation adviser at Columbia University even though he was a eugenicist and a racist
Who was Mamie Phipps Clark?
Believing it will only take ten minutes to complete a task that ends up taking an hour is an example of this
What is the planning fallacy?
This country won the World Cup in 2022
Where/What is Argentina?
This is when we believe or expect something to come true and then find it does, in part because of our belief
This analyst developed the psychosexual stages of development
Who is Sigmund Freud?
He was a student of Francis Sumner and encouraged Mamie Phipps to become a psychology student. Later they eloped.
Who was Kenneth Clark?
The inability to adequately describe something one supposedly knows about is known as this.
What is the illusion of explanatory depth?
Psychologically speaking, this is a condition that many veterans of combat suffer from
What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)?
She tried to teach her 3rd grade class about the dangers of prejudice and discrimination the day after MLK was assassinated
Who is Jane Elliott?
This can occur when we fail at something or are prevented from doing it and get no support.
What is learned helplessness?
They designed the doll study that showed the psychological effects of segregation.
Who are Kenneth and Mamie Clark?
Repeating something in an advertisement or a speech can increase this, even if it's a negation.
What is cognitive fluency?
How many representatives are in the U.S. House of Representatives?
What is 435?
This occurs when we do not speak up because we believe the group we are in has already decided, so we set aside our opinions
What is "groupthink"?
This is when we rely on a number or figure we just heard to estimate the value of something.
What is the anchoring heuristic?
This effect is named for the psychologists who found that people with low ability in an area believe their abilities to be overly positive
Who are Dunning and Kruger?
This is understood as what happens when after we learn new things, we tend to assume we always knew them.
What is "hindsight bias"?
These are the capitals of Canada, Australia, China, and Brazil.
What are Ottawa, Canberra, Beijing, and Brasilia?
This test is used to show people aspects of themselves they might not recognize or even accept by examining their reaction times
What is the Implicit Association Test? (calculates implicit bias)
In Pavlov's famous experiment with the bell making dogs salivate, this is what we call the meat powder.
What is the unconditioned stimulus?