Psychological Disorders
Brain & Biology
Learning & Conditioning
Memory & Cognition
Famous Psychologists
100

Which disorder involves persistent sadness and loss of interest?

Major Depressive Disorder

100

This part of the brain controls balance and coordination  

Cerebellum 

100

Learning through rewards and punishments is called

Operant Conditioning 

100

This type of memory holds information briefly, for atleast couple of seconds

short-term memory

100

This psychologist created the hierarchy of needs. 

Abraham Maslow

200

This anxiety disorder involves intense fear of social situations.

Social Anxiety Disorder

200

This lobe is responsible for decision-making personality   

Frontal Lobe

200

learning by association is called

Classical conditioning 

200

This is the process of getting information into memory

Encoding

200

He is known for classical conditioning and his experiment with dogs.

Ivan Pavlov

300

Which disorder includes obsessions and compulsions, like repetitive handwashing?

OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)

300

This neurotransmitter is linked to pleasure and reward.

Dopamine

300

In operant conditioning, this increases a behavior by adding a reward

Positive Reinforcing 

300

This Memory stores facts and general knowledge

Sematic Memory

300

This psychologist studied observational learning using the Bobo doll experiment.

Albert Bandura

400

This disorder involves flashbacks and nightmares after a traumatic event.

PTSD

400

This system controls fight-or-flight responses.

Sympathetic Nervous System 

400

This occurs when a learned response decreases after the stimulus is removed  

Extinction

400

This is the inability to recall childhood memories

Childhood Amnesia

400

Founder of psychoanalysis who emphasized the unconscious mind

Sigmund Freud

500

This personality disorder is characterized by unstable relationships, impulsivity, and fear of abandonment.

Borderline Personality Disorder

500

This brain structure is heavily involved in memory formation.

Hippocampus

500

Learning by watching others is known as?

Observational Learning

500

This type of memory involves skills like riding a bike

Procedural Memory 

500

This psychologist focused on cognitive development stages in children.

Jean Piaget

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