WHO'S WHO?
FEELING NERVOUS?
ISMS AND TERMS
BIG BRAIN
EXPERIMENTAL QUESTIONS
100

This is the scientific study of the mind and behaviour.

WHAT IS PSYCHOLOGY?

100

This is a coating or covering that surrounds the axon of a neuron.

WHAT IS THE MYELIN SHEATH?

100

This is the branch of psychology concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of psychological problems and disorders.

WHAT IS CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY?

100

This part of the brain deals primarily with visual processing.

WHAT IS THE OCCIPITAL LOBE?

100

Mr. Chatterton appeared as this animal when he told you he would "be there soon".

WHAT IS A SNAIL?

200

He established the first psychology laboratory in Leipzig, Germany, in 1879, marking the official start of psychology as a scientific discipline.

WHO IS WILHELM WUNDT?

200

This is a junction where
information is transmitted from
one neuron to another.

WHAT IS A SYNAPSE?

200

This is a theory based on the idea that scientific psychology should only study observable behavior.

WHAT IS BEHAVIOURISM?

200

The name for this structure actually means "little brain".

WHAT IS THE CEREBELLUM?

200

This is the name of the horrifying baby staring at you from the window area.

WHO IS VINCENT?

300

He proposed abandoning the study of consciousness altogether and focusing exclusively on behaviors that can be observed.

WHO IS JOHN B. WATSON?

300

The proper name for the body of the neuron cell.

WHAT IS THE SOMA?

300

This theory attempts to explain personality, motivation, and mental disorders by looking at the unconscious determinants of human behaviour.

WHAT IS PSYCHOANALYSIS?

300

Dopamine, Serotonin, and Glutamate are all examples of these.

WHAT ARE NEUROTRANSMITTERS?

300

Michael from Mind Field locked himself in a room for 3 days to study the effects of this.

WHAT IS ISOLATION?

400

Liked to electrocute rats to make them do what he wanted.

WHO IS B.F. SKINNER?

400

This part of the nervous system controls automatic functions that people don’t have to think about to control (for example: heart rate, digestion, perspiration).

WHAT IS THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM?

400

This theory emphasizes the unique qualities of humans, especially their freedom and their potential for personal growth.

WHAT IS HUMANISM?

400

This acts as your brain's "alarm system" - it's the part that quickly reacts to potentially dangerous situations, like seeing a scary face or hearing a loud noise, making you feel fear or jump in response, essentially putting you on high alert to protect yourself.

WHAT IS THE AMYGDALA?

400

This hypothesis seeks to explain why chimpanzees can absolutely SMOKE you in memory games.

WHAT IS THE COGNITIVE TRADE-OFF HYPOTHESIS?

500

This person might have grown up with an inexplicable phobia of rats, bunny rabbits, and Santa Claus.

WHO IS LITTLE ALBERT?

500

The main function of the Sympathetic Nervous System.

WHAT IS THE FIGHT OR FLIGHT RESPONSE?

500

This sits at the TOP of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.

WHAT IS SELF-ACTUALIZATION?

500

This lobe of the brain is largely responsible for our higher-order thinking like decision-making and problem-solving.

WHAT IS THE FRONTAL LOBE?

500

Glands produce these chemical messengers which carry information and instructions from one set of cells to another.

WHAT ARE HORMONES?

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