Famous Psychologists
Who is the “father of psychoanalysis”?
Sigmund Freud
Who was the first African American to earn a PhD in psychology in the US and research the psychology of race and segregation?
Francis Sumner
Who proposed the stages of psychosocial development?
Erik Erikson
What is the term for persistent feelings of sadness and loss of interest?
Depression
What physical copying strategy helps to activate and release endorphins and raise mood?
Exercise
Who developed the hierarchy of needs?
Abraham Maslow
This female psychologist, along with her husband Kenneth Clark, conducted the famous “doll study” that influenced the Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education.
Mamie Phipps Clark
What is the term for a child’s understanding that objects continue to exist even when out of sight?
Object permanence
Which disorder is characterized by cycles of mania and depression?
Bipolar disorder
What type of coping focuses on solving the root cause of stress?
Problem-focused coping
Which psychologist is associated with classical conditioning?
Ivan Pavlov
She was the first Latina to earn a Ph.D. in psychology in the United States and focused on cultural identity and minority mental health.
Martha Bernal
At what stage of Erikson’s psychosocial development do teenagers explore their identity?
Identity vs. Role Confusion
What disorder is characterized with auditory hallucinations?
schizophrenia
What stress management technique involves focusing on the present moment?
Mindfulness
Which Psychologist studied behaviorism the most using conditioned response with rats?
B F Skinner
This female psychologist is famous for her work on defense mechanisms and the development of ego psychology.
Anna Freud
Which stage of cognitive development involves abstract and hypothetical thinking?
Formal Operational
What is a key feature of generalized anxiety disorder?
Persistent, excessive worry about everyday things
Which hormone decreases when you engage in physical exercise to manage stress?
Cortisol
Which psychologist aligned with functionalism, the ability to adapt psychologically and phsyically to the environment as described by Charles Darwin and to form the first psychology dept at Harvard?
William James
This female psychologist is famous for studying child-parent attachment using the "Strange Situation" research.
Mary Aisworth
At what age does Piaget's formal operational stage begin where adolescents develop the ability to think about hypothetical scenarios and reason abstractly?
11 years
What does the acronym ADHD stand for?
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
What hormone is activated in the fight-or-flight response to stress?
adrenaline