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In Zootopia, Judy faces prejudice based on being a bunny. This reflects which psychological concept?
What is stereotyping (or discrimination)?
This neurodevelopmental disorder is often diagnosed in childhood and affects communication and behavior.
What is autism spectrum disorder (ASD)?
The process of receiving, encoding, storing, and retrieving information.
What is memory?
Evidence gathered from witnesses is called this.
What is eyewitness testimony?
The group of people selected to participate in a study is called:
What is a sample?
The character of Gru in Despicable Me adopts three girls, illustrating that forming this bond is crucial in child development.
What is attachment?
People with this disorder often wash their hands repeatedly or have intrusive thoughts.
What is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)?
This is your body’s automatic response to a perceived threat, like running from danger.
What is the fight-or-flight (response)?
Juvenile forensic psychology often examines a teen's capacity to understand this, especially when being interrogated.
What are Miranda rights?
What is a fake treatment used to test the effectiveness of a real one
What is a placebo(effect)?
In The Hunger Games, Katniss shows symptoms of this related disorder after returning back from the arena.
What is PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder)?
This eating disorder involves cycles of binging and purging.
What is bulimia (nervosa)?
The founder of psychoanalysis, he believed unconscious thoughts shape behavior.
Who is Sigmund Freud?
This concept refers to the phenomenon where people are more likely to help others when they are alone than when they are in a group.
What is the bystander effect?
The group in an experiment that receives no treatment is called:
What is the control group?
In Frozen, Elsa isolates herself due to her fear of hurting others. This reflects what psychological defense mechanism?
What is avoidance?
A disorder that includes both motor and vocal tics, often diagnosed in childhood.
What is Tourette’s syndrome?
What is it called when a song gets stuck in your head?
What is an earworm?
The term for when someone commits a crime but is declared mentally unfit for trial.
What is not guilty by reason of insanity (insanity plea/defense)?
When a study can be repeated with the same methods and still get similar results.
What is reliability?
This causes people to wrongly remember famous logos, quotes, or events—like thinking Pikachu has a black tail or that Darth Vader said, “Luke, I am your father.”
What is the Mandela Effect?
A clinical psychologist may use this manual to determine if someone meets criteria for a mental disorder. (Must be the full name)
What is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5)?
What’s it called when you’re driving and realize you don’t remember part of the trip?
What is highway hypnosis?
This controversial syndrome is sometimes claimed in child abuse cases when a caregiver fabricates or causes illness in someone else.
What is Munchausen syndrome?
This term refers to whether a study measures what it claims to measure.
What is validity(valid)?