Mizzou
Which statistics course (or it's equivalent) is required for all undergraduate Psychological Sciences BA students?
STAT 1200
This argument within the field of psychology questions whether biological or environmental factors have a greater influence on our traits
Nature vs Nurture
This Russian scientist is famous in the field of psychology for discovering classical conditioning through his work with dogs
Ivan Pavlov
Albert Bandura used a _________ in his experiment which tested Social Learning Theory in the context of aggression in children
Bobo Doll
What are the two halves of the brain?
Right and Left
The Department of Psychological Sciences offers two undergraduate certificates: _________ and ________
Addiction Studies and Neuroscience
_______ is the scientific study of human mental processes such as attention, memory, perception, language, problem solving, and more
Cognitive Psychology
This individual became well-known in psychology after an iron rod damaged their frontal lobe, causing personality changes and impulsivity
Phineas Gage
This experiment labeled participants as teachers who would administer "shocks" at increasing voltages to learners (actors) to study obedience to authority
The Milgram Experiment
This lobe of the brain processes sensations such as touch, pain, and temperature
Parietal
These are the three student organizations within the Mizzou Psychology Department for the 26/27 school year
Psychology Club/Psi Chi, Association of Black Psychologists, National Latinx Psychological Association
This concept is the degree to which the findings of a study apply to a broader population
External Validity / Generalizability
The most well-known Hierarchy of Needs was created by ____________
Abraham Maslow
John Watson conditioned _________ to fear white rats, and subsequently all white fluffy things, in this controversial study
Little Albert
This area of the brain is responsible for emotional processing, particularly for fear and anxiety
Amygdala
This Developmental Psychology Professor is also the Director of Undergraduate Research in Psychology
Dr. Nicole Campione-Barr
This type of psychological procedure ensures that neither the participant or experimenter is aware of the treatment condition
Double Blind
This psychologist played a large role in the development of humanistic psychology and created client-centered therapy
Carl Rogers
This unethical experiment was ended after six days due to unexpectedly high levels of psychological abuse from participants towards one another
Stanford Prison Experiment
Damage to this area of the brain causes a type of aphasia affecting speech comprehension and creates fluent speech that does not make sense
Wernicke's Area
When was the University of Missouri Department of Psychological Sciences established?
1900
The phenomenon in which individuals change their behavior in response to being observed or studied
The Hawthorne Effect
This German psychoanalyst is most well-known for their theory of psychosocial development, which includes 8 sequential stages of development
Erik Erikson
Loftus, Coan, and Pickrell attempted to implant false memories in participants in which they got lost as a child in what location?
The Mall
This gland secretes melatonin and helps regulate the body's circadian rhythm
Pineal Gland