Biological Basics
Cognition and Recognition
Under Development
Social Chameleons
Order and Disorder
100
Damage to a small part of the occipital lobe would most likely result in
What is a vision issue?
100
A common test that compares perceived age to actual age in children
What is an IQ test?
100
A baby looks under the couch for a ball that rolled away from them. This shows...
What is object permanence?
100
The failure of bystanders to give victims of automobile accidents needed assistance is sometimes explained as an instance of
What is the bystander effect/ diffusion of responsibility?
100
The baby dragon that Hagrid attempts to raise
Who is Norbert?
200
The ship Chancellor Palpatine is saved from in ROTS
What is the Invisible Hand?
200
Ahlyah is lost. She quickly scans the crowd and decides to ask an elderly woman for directions because she believes the woman will be kind.
What is the representativeness heuristic
200
The basic sounds of all human languages
What are phonemes?
200
After school, George and his friends complain of intense hunger. They go to George’s home and immediately open his refrigerator to look for a snack. He is motivated by...
What is a drive?
200
Training in the construction of an anxiety hierarchy and in relaxation techniques is likely to be part of the treatment for...
What is a specific phobia?
300
Beth received a surgery in which half of her cortex was removed to treat a seizure disorder when she was two years old. However, by the time she was five years old, her cognitive abilities were the same as those of a neurotypical five year old.
What is neuroplasticity?
300
When trying to solve a problem, Bret uses a logical, step-by-step formula called
What is an algorithm?
300
Benjamin is five years old. While his mother is making his lunch, he explains to her that he is very hungry and would like a lot to eat. His mother cuts his sandwich into four pieces, and he is very pleased. Benjamin’s pleasure at having four small pieces instead of one large piece is due to the fact that he lacks
What is conservation?
300
a ship with black sails that's crewed by the damned, and captained by a man so evil that Hell itself spat him back out
What is the Black Pearl?
300
A psychologist using cognitive therapy techniques would most likely focus on what as the root of psychological
What is their thinking process?
400
What is the refractory period?
400
Maeve wants to change her college major but has decided not to because she is close to finishing. She believes that the time she has spent in her current program will be wasted if she changes now.
What is the sunk-cost fallacy?
400
The things that taught earthbending to humanity
What are the badger moles?
400
Bill mistakenly believes that his coworker Natalia dislikes him. As a result, Bill avoids Natalia and is not friendly toward her. Natalia notices this and then begins to dislike Bill
What is a self-fulfilling prophecy?
400
Every time Antonio fails a test he attributes his failure to a lack of sufficient intelligence, even though he rarely studies. Antonio has...
What is an external locus of control?
500
A person is asked to listen to a series of tones presented in pairs, and asked to say whether the tones in each pair are the same or different in pitch. This is to measure
What is the just-noticeable difference?
500
The boy that Coriolanus snow kills, and is the first of many people that he ends up killing
Who is Bobbin?
500
Nisha just graduated from college and is worried about balancing their new career and a committed relationship.
What is intimacy vs. Isolation?
500
George was late for his early morning class. The teacher believed that the reason for George’s tardiness was simply laziness. In fact, George was late because a serious automobile accident prevented him from arriving to campus on time. The teacher assumed because of...
What is the fundamental attribution error?
500
Paula lacks self-confidence. She has a difficult time expressing disagreement with others, and she usually lets friends make decisions for her. Others have commented that they do not know who the “real” Paula is
What is Dependent Personality Disorder?