The brain
What is the occipital lobe?
This lobe of the brain is responsible for processing visual information.
What is OCD?
This disorder is marked by persistent intrusive thoughts and repetitive behaviors.
What is operant conditioning?
B.F. Skinner is most associated with this type of conditioning involving reinforcement and punishment.
Who is Jean Piaget?
This Swiss psychologist is known for his stages of cognitive development.
Who is Abraham Maslow?
This psychologist’s hierarchy of needs places self-actualization at the top.
What is the pituitary gland?
Known as the "master gland," this structure regulates hormones throughout the body.
What is major depressive disorder?
This condition involves a prolonged and severe lack of interest in life activities.
Who is Albert Bandura?
This psychologist's experiment with a Bobo doll demonstrated observational learning.
What is identity vs. role confusion?
According to Erikson, this is the primary psychosocial conflict during adolescence.
Who is Philip Zimbardo?
Known for the Stanford prison experiment, he studied how social roles influence behavior.
What is the medulla?
This part of the brainstem controls vital functions like heartbeat and breathing.
What is dissociative identity disorder?
Formerly called multiple personality disorder, this condition involves two or more distinct identities.
What is extinction?
This term refers to the weakening of a conditioned response when the stimulus is no longer reinforced.
Who is Harry Harlow?
This psychologist studied attachment using baby monkeys and surrogate mothers.
Who is Charles Spearman?
He proposed the concept of "g," or general intelligence, in intelligence testing.
What is the corpus callosum?
This structure connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain.
What is antisocial personality disorder?
This disorder is characterized by a pervasive disregard for the rights of others.
What is a variable-ratio schedule?
This type of reinforcement schedule rewards behavior after an unpredictable number of responses.
Who is Lev Vygotsky?
The concept of a "zone of proximal development" was introduced by this theorist.
Who is Carl Rogers?
This psychologist developed client-centered therapy and emphasized unconditional positive regard.
What is Broca’s area?
amage to this area in the frontal lobe can impair speech production.
What is panic disorder?
This type of anxiety disorder includes episodes of intense fear and physical symptoms, such as a racing heart.
Who is John B. Watson?
This psychologist’s “Little Albert” experiment demonstrated classical conditioning in humans.
What is the rooting reflex?
This reflex, present in newborns, causes them to turn their head when their cheek is stroked.
Who is Solomon Asch?
Known for his studies on conformity, he conducted the famous line-matching experiment.