Foundations of Psychology
The father of psychology established the first lab in 1879.
Who is Wilhelm Wundt?
This part of the brain controls balance and coordination.
What is the cerebellum?
Learning by watching others is called this.
What is observational learning?
Excessive worry lasting 6+ months describes this disorder.
What is generalized anxiety disorder?
He developed the hierarchy of needs.
Who is Abraham Maslow?
The perspective focusing on behavior and environment.
What is behaviorism?
The nervous system branch that calms the body.
What is the parasympathetic nervous system?
Piaget’s first stage of cognitive development.
What is the sensorimotor stage?
A mood disorder with long-lasting sadness.
What is depression (major depressive disorder)?
She studied attachment using baby monkeys.
Who is Harry Harlow?
This research method shows cause and effect.
What is an experiment?
The brain hemisphere usually responsible for language.
What is the left hemisphere?
Reinforcing small steps to a bigger behavior.
What is shaping?
Repetitive thoughts and rituals.
What is obsessive-compulsive disorder?
He conducted the obedience shock experiment
Who is Stanley Milgram?
The idea that behavior is driven by unconscious desires.
What is the psychodynamic perspective?
The brain's ability to reorganize after damage.
What is neuroplasticity?
Memory technique using grouping.
What is chunking?
A disorder involving extreme highs and lows.
What is bipolar disorder?
She developed the stages of moral development criticism for bias.
Who is Carol Gilligan?
The tendency to believe you knew the answer all along.
What is hindsight bias?
This brain structure stores long-term memories
What is the hippocampus?
Learning where a neutral stimulus becomes associated with a response.
What is classical conditioning?
A disorder involving detachment from reality, hallucinations.
What is schizophrenia?
He created psychoanalysis.
Who is Sigmund Freud?