Schools of Psych
This is the Scientific study of the mind and behavior
What is Psychology?
This is the founder of Psychoanalysis who Studied "hysteria" and neurosis.
Who is Sigmund Freud?
This is the largest part of the brain
What is the Forebrain?
This is the Variable that is influenced/controlled by the experimenter.
What is the Independent Variable?
This is a long strand of genetic information known as DNA.
What is a Chromosome?
This early field of Psychology focuses on understanding the conscious experience through introspection.
What is Structuralism?
This Psychologist founded the first Psychological research lab
Who is Wilhelm Wundt?
This serves as the relay center of the brain
What is the Thalmus?
What is a study focused on one person
What is a Case study?
Sickle cell anemia is common amongst people of this decent
What is African?
This school of Psych studies the physical and mental attributes of aging and maturation.
What is Developmental?
This Psychologist Discovered the concept of classical conditioning.
Who is Ivan Pavlov
This is involved in our experience of emotion and tying emotional meaning to our memories. Involved in processing fear.
What is the Amygdala?
This is when observations may be skewed to align with observer expectations.
What is Observer Bias?
This is a drug that mimics or strengthens the effects of a neurotransmitter.
What is an agonist?
Ivan Pavlov was an influential figure in this type of Psychology
What is Behaviorism?
This is the First American Psychologist
Who is William James?
This controls our balance, coordination, movement, and motor skills
What is the Cerebellum?
When a plant gets more water it grows taller.
This is an example of what kind of correlation? (Between water and Height)
What is positive?
This is known as the Master Gland?
What is the Pituitary gland
This field of Psychology focuses on the good in all people
What is Humanism?
This is the author of On the Origin of Species
Who is Charles Darwin?
this part of the cerebrum is Associated with hearing, memory, emotion and some aspects of language.
What is temporal lobe?
Victoria wants to see what happens to students' test scores if they get scared halfway through his test. She just starts the class as normal but halfway through the test delivers a strong, sudden, electric shock to half of his students. She collects the test scores and publishes them without the students names attached.
What rule of experimentation is being violated?
What is informed consent/ Do no harm?
This controls the internal clock and sets itself with light information
What is the SCN?