Psychological Theories
Talk therapy that taps into the unconscious through psychoanalysis
What is Psychodynamic theory?
This professional typically works in a face to face environment with a client
What is a therapist?
When an individual is less likely to help another when in a group or crowd
What is the Bystander Effect?
A form of learning that uses reinforcement and punishment to shape behaviour
What is operant conditioning?
Father of psychoanalysis who was known for psychosexual stages and the id
Who is Sigmund Freud?
Carl Roger is known for this theory of perceiving the human as a whole
What is Humanistic?
This career requires a pHD in BC and means that they can give diagnosis and do psychological testing
What is a psychologist?
When the participant feels an improvement of symptom when they are given a non-effective treatment (eg. sugar pill)
What is the Placebo Effect?
A form of learning when a conditioned stimuli creates an associated response
What is classical conditioning?
Famous for his Bobo doll experiment on modelled aggression in children
Who is Albert Bandura?
The study of observable actions rather than the internal processes of the mind
What is Behaviourism?
This professional often works with marginalized communities aiding with financial support, housing and legal advocacy
What is a social worker?
The phenomenon by which a person recognizes people of their own race more than others
What is the Own-race Effect?
Form of therapy that assesses how thoughts and beliefs lead to behavioural outcomes
What is cognitive behavioural therapy?
Known for his work with classical conditioning. Ring a bell?
Who is Ivan Pavlov?
Theory that focuses on what the brain does: perceiving, thinking, language
What is Cognitive?
This person works in an organizational setting focused on employee environment, hiring and workplace relations/disputes
What is Human Resources?
The tendency to better recall the first and last item on a list rather than those in the middle
What is the Serial Position Effect?
Newer evidence based therapy that teaches skills in mindfulness, interpersonal effectiveness and emotional regulation
What is dialectical behaviour therapy?
He coined the term operant conditioning in 1937 and no, he is not the principal on ”The Simpsons”
Who is B.F. Skinner?
How people grow as a person over the lifespan
What is Developmental theory?
This career involves the creation and testing of hypothesis leading to theories and applications
What is research?
When a person prefers a person or object that they are more familiar with or have seen before
What is the Mere Exposure Effect?
A sensory somatic therapy based on eye movements to stimulate both sides of the brain when addressing trauma
What is EMDR - eye movement desensitization and reprocessing?
His theory has 8 stages of development each associated with a specific struggle
Who is Erik Erikson?