Famous experiments
In this experiment, dogs learned to associate a bell with food and started to drool.
What is Pavlov’s dog experiment?
This psychologist is known for studying dreams and the unconscious mind.
Who is Sigmund Freud?
Learning by observing others is called this.
What is observational learning?
This neurotransmitters affects mood, and high levels are associated with happiness.
What is serotonin?
This organ controls your thoughts and body.
What is the brain?
In this experiment, a baby was conditioned to fear a white rat.
What is the Little Albert Experiment?
This scientist trained dogs to salivate at a bell sound?
Who is Ivan Pavlov?
Pavlov’s dogs demonstrated this type of learning.
What is classical conditioning?
This neurotransmitter is associated with pleasure, and is linked to Parkinson’s disease.
What is dopamine?
This part of the brain helps you balance and move smoothly
What is the cerebellum?
This experiment has college students act as prisoners and guards in a fake prison.
What is the Stanford Prison Experiment?
This psychologist studied how children think as they grow and identified states of intellectual growth in them.
Who is Jean Piaget?
Learning through rewards and punishments is called this.
What is operant conditioning?
This is known as the “flight or flight” neurotransmitte.
What is adrenaline?
These are tiny cells in the brain that send messages.
What are neurons?
In this study, children watched an adult act aggressively toward a doll and then copied the behavior.
What is the Bobo Doll experiment?
This psychologist did the Stanford prison experiment.
Who is Philip Zimbardo?
In operant conditioning, a reward that strengthens behavior is called this.
What is positive reinforcement?
This neurotransmitter calms the brain and reduces anxiety.
What is GABA?
These chemicals help neurons communicate.
What are neurotransmitter?
In this experiment, baby monkeys preferred a soft cloth “mother” over the wire one that gave food.
What is Harlows Monkey experiment?
This psychologist studied operant conditioning and the role of reinforcement and punishment in learning.
Who is B.F. Skinner?
Removing a negative stimulus to increase behavior is called this.
What is negative reinforcemen?
This neurotransmitter is involved in muscle movement and memory.
What is acetylcholine?
This part of the brain helps you make decisions.
What is the frontal lobe?