Unit 1: Introduction
Define psychology.
Science/study of the mind and behavior
Who completed the classical conditioning experiment using dogs?
Ivan Pavlov
The part of the brain that is involved in forming, storing, and retrieving memories is called...
Hippocampus
What is a persistent, irrational fear of a specific object or situation?
phobias
True
Who began to study psychology first?
The Greeks (5th/6th century BCE)
Learning unconsciously is called...
Classical Conditioning
Memory is the processes that are used to acquire, _______, and retrieve information
store
A mood disorder where a person alternates between depression and a state of mania
bipolar
What marks physical changes in young boys and girls?
Puberty
If you were writing a psychology paper, what format would you use?
APA
Learning through consequences is called...
Operant Conditioning
The type of dream when a person is aware that they are dreaming even though still asleep
lucid dreams
Which disorder deals with a disorganized/delusional thinking, disturbed perceptions/hallucinations, and inappropriate emotions/actions?
Schizophrenia
Define nature and nurture.
Nature: biological factors
Nurture: environment around us
Explain how Jonestown is an example of social conformity.
People were willing to follow the crowd and Jim Jones all the way to death because they didn't want to be different from the rest.
In operant conditioning, what are the 4 key words?
Positive/Negative & Punishment/Reinforcement
What is sleep paralyis?
Inability to move slightly before falling asleep/after waking up
Which system is widely used for classifying psychological disorders?
DSM-V (5th)
We covered 4 psychologists who created theories about child development/learning. Name 2!
Erik Erikson, Lev Vygotsky, Lawrence Kohlberg, Jean Piaget
List the 7 types of psychology.
cognitive, clinical, forensic, educational, social, developmental, industrial
What is behaviorism?
The theory that learning happens when interacting with your environment.
There are 3 memory stages. Put them in the correct order from first to last.
Sensory, Short Term, Long Term
A disorder is marked as... (FOUR CHARACTERISTICS OF BEHAVIOR)
atypical, disturbing, maladaptive, and unjustifiable
Who created the Hierarchy of Needs?
Abraham Maslow