Brain
This lobe of the brain is primarily responsible for processing visual information.
What is the occipital lobe?
This term describes the phenomenon where individuals change their behavior or beliefs to match those of a group.
What is conformity?
This term describes the process through which learners gradually acquire the rules of a language through exposure and practice, rather than through explicit instruction.
What is implicit learning?
This mood disorder is characterized by persistent feelings of sadness and loss of interest, lasting for at least two weeks.
What is major depressive disorder?
This research method involves the systematic manipulation of one variable to determine its effect on another.
What is an experiment?
This part of the brain is responsible for regulating vital functions such as heartbeat and breathing.
What is the brainstem?
This term describes the tendency for individuals to take on the behavior of others in a crisis when they believe others are watching.
What is the bystander effect?
This theory suggests that language learning occurs through imitation, reinforcement, and modeling, primarily associated with behaviorist approaches.
What is behaviorism?
This therapeutic approach involves engaging patients in discussions about their thoughts and feelings to gain insights and promote healing.
What is talk therapy (or psychotherapy)?
This person is considered the founder of psychoanalysis, a therapeutic technique and theory of personality that emphasizes unconscious motives and conflicts.
Who is Sigmund Freud?
This structure is often referred to as the "emotional center" of the brain and plays a key role in memory and emotional responses.
What is the limbic system?
This technique involves making a small request to increase the likelihood of agreeing to a larger request later.
What is the foot-in-the-door technique?
This term refers to the way children use simplified grammar and vocabulary when learning to speak.
What is child-directed speech (or "motherese")?
This neurotransmitter is involved in regulating mood, appetite, sleep, and anxiety.
What is Serotonin?
This psychologist is known for his theory of cognitive development in children, which includes stages such as concrete operational and formal operational.
Who is Jean Piaget?
This part of the brain is involved in coordinating voluntary movements and maintaining posture and balance.
What is the cerebellum?
This phenomenon occurs when individuals use first impressions to judge others, often based on stereotypes.
What is the halo effect?
This stage, generally occurring from ages 3 to 5, is characterized by more complex sentences and an expanding vocabulary.
What is the telegraphic stage?
This symptom involves experiencing a disconnection from reality, often characterized by hallucinations or delusions.
What is psychosis?
This behaviorist theorist is known for his work with operant conditioning and reinforcement.
Who is B.F. Skinner?
This area of the brain, located in the frontal lobe, is associated with higher-level cognitive functions such as decision-making and planning.
What is the prefrontal cortex?
This theory suggests that people are motivated to reduce discomfort caused by conflicting thoughts or beliefs.
What is cognitive dissonance theory?
This hypothesis argues that language development is influenced by social interactions and cultural contexts.
What is sociocultural theory?
This diagnostic tool is commonly used by mental health professionals to classify and diagnose mental disorders.
What is the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders)?
This Psychologist founded the "False Memory" theory.
Who is Elizabeth Loftus?