Developmental Psych
This term describes the strong emotional bond that develops between an infant and their caregiver.
What is attachment?
This term describes the tendency to assign others' behavior to internal traits rather than external situations.
What is the fundamental attribution error?
This disorder is characterized by persistent, excessive worry about a number of events or activities, often accompanied by restlessness and difficulty concentrating.
What is generalized anxiety disorder?
The three fundamental emotions of infants, according to John B. Watson, are:
What is the Xavier Undergraduate Research & Innovation Symposium?
According to Piaget, during this stage, children gain the ability to perform mental operations on concrete objects but struggle with abstract ideas.
What is the concrete operational stage?
This classic 1971 experiment by Zimbardo simulated life in a prison to study the effects of social roles and power.
What is the Stanford Prison Experiment?
This personality disorder is characterized by a lack of empathy, manipulativeness, and disregard for the rights of others.
What is antisocial personality disorder?
This psychological concept refers to the ability to understand that others have beliefs, desires, and intentions different from one's own.
What is theory of mind?
These two individuals are the two co-directors of the Xavier Psychology Department.
Who are Dr. Jennifer Gibson and Dr. Kathleen Hart?
This term describes the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen, heard, or touched.
What is object permanence?
This effect describes the tendency for people to perform better on simple tasks when in the presence of others.
What is social facilitation?
Individuals with this disorder experience at least one manic episode that lasts a week or requires hospitalization, often alternating with depressive episodes.
What is bipolar I disorder?
This effect occurs when people are more likely to remember the first and last items in a list, rather than the middle items.
What is the serial position effect?
What is Elet Hall?
This reflex, seen in newborns, causes them to turn their head toward a touch on the cheek.
What is the rooting reflex?
The loss of self-awareness and restraint that can occur in group situations, fostering anonymity, is known as this.
What is deindividuation?
This term refers to the coexistence of two or more disorders in the same individual, such as anxiety and depression.
What is comorbidity?
The concept or "learned helplessness" was first demonstrated in experiments with these animals.
What are dogs?
Elet Hall was converted to a psychology building this year.
What is 1987?
In Erikson's theory, the stage where individuals strive to create or nurture things that will outlast them, often by parenting or contributing to society.
What is generativity vs. stagnation?
This cognitive bias leads people to believe that others share their opinions, beliefs, and preferences more than they actually do.
What is the false consensus effect?
In schizophrenia, these symptoms - such as hallucinations and delusions - represent excess or distortions of mental function.
What are positive symptoms?
This treatment for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder stabilizes mood and reduces psychotic symptoms, often including lithium or atypical antipsychotics.
What is pharmacotherapy?
Who is Father John A. Elet, the first president of Xavier University?