Foundations in Psychology
"The Father of Psychoanalysis" believed your dreams were the "royal road tot he unconscious"
Who is Sigmund Freud
This structure of the brain directs sensory messages to the correct parts of the cortex
What is the Thalamus
In 1961, Albert BAndura used an inflatable toy to study observational learning and aggression
What is Bobo doll
This "manual" is the gold standard used by clinicians to diagnose mental disorders in the U.S.
What is the DSM-5
This "effect" describes the phenomenon where people perform better simply because they are being observed.
What is the Hawthorne Effect
The perspective in psychology that focuses on observable actions rather then internal mental states.
What is Behaviorism
What is the Occipital Lobe
This 1971 "Prison Experiment" had to be shut down after only six days due to the participants extreme behavior
WHat is the Stanford Prison Experiment
A person with this "dual" disorder might swing between periods of deep depression and extreme mania.
What is Bipolar Disorder
This term refers to a "slip of the tongue" that supposedly reveals an unconscious thought.
What is a Freudian Slip
The "nature" side of nature vs. nurture debate, consisting of the genetic instructions inherited from parents
What is DNA
The fatty substance that acts as "insultation" for axons speeding up neural impulses.
WHat is the Myelin Sheath
Ivan Pavlov's dogs began to salivate at the sound of this, which became a conditioned stimulus.
What is a Bell
This is the most common type of hallucination experienced by people with schizophrenia.
What are Auditory Hallucinations
This 6-letter term describes the "gut feeling" or immediate insight we have without conscious reasoning.
What is Intuition
Established in 1879 by Wilhelm Wundt, the city with the first formal psychology laboratory.
What is Leipzig (Germany)
Damage to this are in the left frontal lobe causes difficulty in producing speech.
What is Broca's Area
The "Visual Cliff" experiment was designed to test the development of this ability in infants.
What is Depth Perception
CBT, a common form of talk therapy, stands for this.
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Often debunked, this theory suggests people are either "Left-Brained" (logical) or "Right-Brained" (creative).
What is Cerebral Asymmetry
The heirachy of needs ranging from physiological to self actulization was proposed by this man
Who is Abraham Maslow
This gap between two neurons is where neurotransmitters are released to pass a signal
What is the Synapse
Solomon Asch used different lengths of lines to study this social phenomenon, where people go along with the group.
What is Conformity
This anxiety disorder involves intrusive, repetitive thoughts followed by ritualistic behaviors to reduce stress
What is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
This psychological phenomenon occurs when someone believes a fake treatment (like a sugar pill) has cured them.
What is the Placebo Effect