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Psychology
Psychology
He is considered the father of modern psychology.
Sigmund Freud
When you go along with the predominant attitudes, beliefs, and actions of a larger group.
Conformity
A trait that is so obvious that it almost defines you
Cardinal trait
Which neurotransmitter is responsible for feelings of happiness, along with mood stability?
Serotonin
The internally programmed growth of a child
Maturation
If you are interested in how hormonal changes or neurotransmitters impact behavior, your approach would be this:
Biological
When you assume a physically attractive person has a number of other positive traits.
The halo effect
This test sorts you into personality categories with four-letter acronyms.
Myers-Briggs or MBTI
These are chemical-electrical signals that trigger certain behavioral reactions
Neurotransmitters
What developmental theory is divided into stages like "Trust vs. Mistrust" and "Identity vs. Role Confusion"?
The Psychosocial Stages OR Erikson's Theory
When a psychologist observes the subject(s) in a natural setting without interfering.
Naturalistic observation OR observational study
Our tendency to form opinions about others based on our first impressions.
Primacy
A type of test where answers are forced-choice, rather than free response.
A objective test
The part of the brain responsible for organization, decision-making, and problem-solving.
The frontal lobe
A specific time in development when certain skills are more easily learned
A critical period or window of opportunity
If you followed a group of teenagers over a course of ten years to see how their behaviors changed, which sort of study would you be doing?
A longitudinal study
A method of persuasion that involves making one large request, then switching and asking a smaller favor.
Door-in-the-face
The defense mechanism where a person attributes their own undesirable feelings, thoughts, or impulses onto someone else.
Projection
Includes the brain and spinal cord.
The central nervous system
Realizing an object still exists even when you cannot see it.
Object permanence
Where data is collected from groups of participants of different ages or demographics and compared.
A cross-sectional study
Which three concepts make up Sternberg's idea of "consummate" or "ideal" love?
Intimacy, commitment, and passion
In psychoanalysis, it is part of the unconscious mind that contains drives, instincts, and repressed material
The id
The part of the brain that includes several components related to emotions and fight-or-flight.
The limbic system
A conceptual framework a person uses to make sense of the world around them
A schema