Superstitions
An action some do 3 times to not jinx something
What is Arachnophobia?
What is psychology the study of?
The study of mind and behavior and mental processes
What is Pavlov's dog experiment?
An experiment where Pavlov would condition his dog with treats and a bell. Whenever he gave treats to his dog, he would also ring a bell, causing the dog to salivate whenever a bell was rung.
What animal is associated with halloween?
What is the superstition about shattering a mirror?
Bad luck for 7 years
What is the fear of flying?
A. Hemophobia
B. Necrophobia
C. Aerophobia
C. Aerophobia
Who is known as the father of modern psychology?
Sigmund Freud
What is the bystander experiment?
An experiment that showed whether a bystander would help a person in an emergency when in a large crowd/in public.
Name 3 types of scarrrryyy Halloween costumes in 15 sec
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An unlucky number in Chinese culture
4
What is mysophobia?
A. The fear of germs and dirt
B. Fear of dentists
C. Fear of thunder and lighting
A. The fear of germs and dirt
What does serotonin do psychologically?
It regulates your mood. The body's "feel good" chemical.
What was the Asch-Conformity study?
A. Study that experimented on whether a person's opinion would change if they were influenced by a group of people.
B. Experiment that showed the effects of isolation in monkeys.
C. Experiment that determined whether someone would help someone in need if they were in a large crowd.
A. Study that experimented on whether a person's opinion would change if they were influenced by a group of people.
What Mexican holiday takes place November 1-2
Day of the Dead
What does the superstition about birds pooping on someone signify?
A sign of good luck
What is thalassophobia ?
A. Fear of heights
B. Fear of acrobats
C. Fear of deep water
C. Fear of deep water
What is the theory of behaviorism?
The theory that people and animals learn through their observations of their environment and conditioning.
What was the Stanford Prison experiment?
An experiment where a group of students from Stanford were seperated into groups of police officers and prisoners. Psychologists used this experiment to study the social roles and power dynamic of the students. Experiment was quite unethical.
Name 6 Halloween candies in 20 seconds
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What is a superstition about birthdays that is held in Germany?
A. Eating chicken on birthdays
B. Singing Happy Birthday before someone's birthday
C. Gifting before someone's birthday
B. Singing Happy Birthday before someone's birthday
Fear of long words
What is the Baader-Meeinhof Phenomenon
(We talked about this last meeting)
The false impression of seeing something more frequently when you have recently learned about it
What is the experiment where infant monkeys were tested to see their attachment to their mothers; and also isolated from their mothers and given a replacement fake robot mom?
Harry Harlow's experiment on rhesus monekys.
Name 3 Halloween movies in 20 seconds
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-Hocus Pocus
-Halloween town
-Nightmare before Christmas
-Scream