Anatomical
Name this complex organ controls thought, motion, memory, emotion, and other significant processes for human life.
The Brain
What does Clinical Psychology deal with?
Comprehensive Behavioral and Mental Health Care
Are people more likely to help someone if there are more people or less people around?
Less People
What concept breaks down everyday things into distinct, basic elements such as sensations, feelings, and images.?
Structalism
What is the procedure that uses observation, measurement, and experiment, and the formulation, testing, and modification of hypotheses called?
The Scientific Method
How many neurons (± 10 billion) does the average adult have? (Hint: A person is born with the most amount of neurons they will ever have, and lose neurons throughout their life)
86 Billion (76 - 96 Billion is Acceptable)
Who is the Father of Clinical Psychology?
Lightner Whitmer
Go with the Group
What is the approach to psychology, founded by John B. Watson, which states that observable behavior provides the only valid data for psychology.
What is a prediction that can be tested?
A Hypothesis
Which part of the brain controls rational and logical decision making?
The Prefrontal Cortex
How do you become a clinical psychologist?
Attain a bachelors degree, and then either a PhD or a Doctorate in Psychology
True or False, People look for information that supports their beliefs and ignore information that might contradict their point.
True
What is a procedure in which pairing a neutral stimulus with a stimulus that elicits a response causes the neutral stimulus to elicit that response called?
Classical Conditioning
Psychiatrists commonly use brain imaging techniques called PET Scans. What does PET stand for?
Positron Emission Tomography
What part of the brain is responsible for processing visual information?
Occipital Lobe
What careers are related to Clinical Psychology?
Therapist, Social Worker, Counselors, and more
True or False, People would rather speak their opinion that contradicts with the groups opinion and cause a debate than act as they have the same views as the group.
False
What type of conditioning focuses on how behavior is strengthened by presentation of positive reinforcers, such as food or social approval, or withdrawal of negative reinforcers, such as a shock or social rejection?
Operant Conditioning
Psychiatrists commonly use brain imaging techniques called MRI Scans. What does MRI stand for?
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
What part of the brain acts as a major processing center for emotions?
The Amygdala
What is a major social factor that can influence your personality and how you act?
The people around you and the social norms for those people