Learning
What are the two types of learning called?
Associative and Observational.
What is the tendency to recall the items at the beginning and end of a list more readily than those in the middle?
Serial position effect
This famous figure believed that we all have an id, ego and superego.
Freud
What is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes?
Psychology
Classical and Operant
True or False
We are motivated to forget if memories are too painful or traumatic
True
This person worked with dogs to prove classical conditioning.
Ivan Pavlov
True or False
William Wundt was the father of Structuralism while William James was the father of Functionalism.
True
What is the name of the structure that sits at the base of the brain and filters out 95-98% of the “noise” or outside stimulus?
Reticular Activating system
Who practiced classical conditioning on Baby Albert?
John Watson
What are two ways to improve short term memory?
Chunking and rehearsal
This man taught rats to press a level every time they wanted a pellet of food.
B.F. Skinner
Name two potential careers in psychology.
Counselor, therapist, sport psychologist, teacher, professor, career counselor, forensic psychology
Name two sleep disorders.
Sleep apnea, night terrors, nightmares, insomnia, sleep walking, sleep talking, narcolepsy
According to Carol Dweck, there are two types of mindsets. Name them.
Growth mindset and Fixed mindset
What are the three processes of memory?
Encode, Storage and Retrieval
Who was the father of natural selection?
Charles Darwin
Name two contemporary approaches to psychology.
Biological, Behavioral, Psychodynamic, Humanistic, Cognitive, Evolutionary and Sociocultural
What part of the brain is responsible for your flight/fight/freeze response?
Amygdala
Attention
Retention
Motor Reproduction
Reinforcement
Atkinson-Shiffrin theory
Who taught Baby Albert to be afraid of rats and other small animals?
John Watson
What is the name of the process of reflecting deeply and actively, asking questions, and evaluating the evidence.
Critical thinking
Name three neurotransmitters.
Serotonin, ACH, Gaba, Norepinephrine, Glutamate, Dopamine, Endorphins, oxytocin