Foundations of Psychology
Influential Psychologists
The Brain & Nervous System
Lobes of the Brain
Brain Functions & Disorders
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The systematic, scientific study of mental processes and behavior.

What is psychology?

100

Known for his work on classical conditioning through experiments with dogs.

Who is Ivan Pavlov?

100

The largest part of the brain, responsible for higher cognitive functions such as reasoning and voluntary movement.

What is the cerebrum?

100

This lobe controls decision-making, problem-solving, and personality.

What is the frontal lobe?

100

Damage to this lobe can affect a person’s ability to make decisions and control impulses.

What is the frontal lobe?

200

A research method involving an in-depth study of one individual or group.

What is a case study?

200

This psychologist developed psychoanalytic theory and emphasized the role of the unconscious mind.

Who is Sigmund Freud?

200

This brain structure coordinates movement and balance and is located at the back of the brain.

What is the cerebellum?

200

This lobe processes touch, pressure, and body position.

What is the parietal lobe?

200

A stroke in the left hemisphere might cause this condition, where speech or language is impaired.

What is aphasia?

300

The idea that psychology should study how behavior functions to help people adapt to their environments is known as this school of thought.

What is functionalism?

300

Conducted the “Little Albert” experiment and helped establish behaviorism.

Who is John B. Watson?

300

The brain is divided into these four major lobes: frontal, parietal, temporal, and ___.

What is occipital?

300

This lobe at the back of the brain helps you interpret visual information.

What is the occipital lobe?

300

This degenerative brain disease causes memory loss and is most common in older adults.

What is Alzheimer’s disease?

400

This modern psychological approach integrates biological, psychological, and social-cultural factors to explain behavior.

What is the biopsychosocial approach?

400

Developed a theory of moral development that included six stages across three levels.

Who is Lawrence Kohlberg?

400

The part of the nervous system that controls involuntary bodily functions like heartbeat and digestion.

What is the autonomic nervous system?

400

Located near the ears, this lobe helps you process sound and language.

What is the temporal lobe?

400

When the corpus callosum is severed, the two brain hemispheres can’t do this.

What is communicate?

500

This perspective in psychology focuses on how behavior is influenced by unconscious drives and childhood experiences.

What is the psychoanalytic (or psychodynamic) perspective?

500

A key figure in humanistic psychology who proposed the hierarchy of needs.

Who is Abraham Maslow?

500

A bundle of nerve fibers connecting the left and right hemispheres of the brain.

What is the corpus callosum?

500

This brain region, part of the frontal lobe, is crucial for speech production.

What is Broca’s area?

500

This developmental disorder affects communication, behavior, and social interaction.

What is autism spectrum disorder (ASD)?

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