Psychology Basics
_______ is any action that people can observe or measure.
Behavior
What experiment saw two groups of boys compete in challenges and eventually form two sides that were hostile towards one another?
Robbers Cave Experiment
Who does SCHS play against during the on-school-time basketball game tomorrow?
Riverside High School
True or False: You cannot live with severe damage to the brain.
False (ex. Phineas Gage)
The stimulation of sensory receptors, & transmission of sensory information to the Central Nervous System.
Sensation
Which Psychologist is considered to be the "Father of Psychology"?
Wilhelm Wundt
During research, a researcher must get ______ from a participant before conducting it.
What experiment saw college students play the roles of prisoners and prison guards? (led to physical and mental abuse of the prisoners)
The Stanford Prison Experiment
What connects the brain to the spine?
The Brainstem
The psychological process through which we interpret sensory stimulation.
Perception
What is a theory?
Answers may vary.
What research method goes in-depth on one person or situation?
Case Study
What day is your final for my class?
Name the four lobes of the brain.
Frontal
Occipital
Parietal
Temporal
Name the five main senses.
Taste
Touch
Hear
Sight
Smell
Name the five main psychological perspectives.
Biological
Humanistic
Cognitive
Behavioral
Psychodynamic
Research method in which no variables are controlled and simple observation is conducted.
Naturalistic Observation
if both variables on a chart decrease, it is known as __________
Negative correlation
Which lobe of the brain pertains to personality, emotions, and thinking?
Frontal Lobe
This part of the eye is responsible for receiving images and then sending them back to the brain/
Retina
________ is concerned with how mental processes help organisms adapt to their environment.
Functionalism
A clinical trial where neither the participants nor the researchers know which treatment the participants are receiving.
Double-blind Study
How many people were present at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech at the Lincoln Memorial?
A. 250,000
B. 100,000
C. 500,000
D. 50,000
A. 250,000
Cells in the brain and nervous system that transmit information throughout the body.
Neurons
The process by which our senses become less sensitive to stimuli that are constantly present.
Sensory Adapatation