Psychologists
The psychologist who was known for reconstructive memory and the misinformation effect. Famous experiment; used a tape of a car accident and asked participants the speed of the car and she changed the wording of the question.
Who is Elizabeth Loftus.
The Stage in Erik Erikson's Psychosocial theory in which individuals are either focused on achiveing goals and serving a purpose or feel un-ambitions and stuck in life.
What is Generativity vs Stagnation.
The neurological disease caused by the breakdown of the myelin sheith. It results in loss of muscle control.
What is multiple sclerosis.
The variable in an experiment which the person conducting the experiment manipulates.
What is indipendant variable.
The inert substance given to patients in a control group that is used instead of an active agent.
What is a placebo.
The psychologist primarily known for work in classical conditioning. Famous Experiment; experimented with dogs and classically conditioned them to salivate with a bell.
Who is Ivan Pavlov
The Personality psychology theory that states there are 5 general personality traits that humans possess . The theroy states humans have neuroticism, agreeableness, openness, experience, and extraversion.
The Drug used to prevent the reuptake of certain neurotransmitters that are used to treat depression and anxiety.
What is SSRI or SNRI.
The measure of variance in a data set from the mean.
What is standard deviation.
The junction between the terminal buttons of the sending neuron and the dendrites of the recivening neuron.
The Psychoanalytic/psychodynamic psychologist who belived in the id, superego, and ego. They also believed in dream theories and the power of the unconscious.
Who is Sigmund Freud
The theory that states we learn social behaviors from observing others actions and from rewards and punishments.
Social learning theory.
The treatment method where an individual is exposed to maximum amount of a stimulus to activate the parasympathetic nervous system.
What is flooding.
The research method that involved collecting a large quantity of data, but lacks some accuracy and does not show causation.
What is correlational research.
The area of the brain responsible for controlling muscle movements involving speech.
What is Broca's area.
The clinical psychologist who was most famously known for advocating for the mentally ill and highlighting and correcting harsh asylum treatments.
Who is Dorothea Dix.
Theory that states the retina contains 3 color receptors; red, blue, and green, and the combination of those receptors produces the perception of any color.
Trichromatic Theory.
The disorder that applies to people who perceive things without stimulation which are termed hallucinations.
What is schizophrenia.
The mean from a data set consisting of 78, 68, 71, 89, 44 is
What is 70
The interference of old memories preventing/ interfering with the creation of new memories.
What is retrograde interference.
The first person to use a labotomy. They removed pieces of the brain cortex in a patient.
Who is Gottlieb Burckhardt.
The theory that states in the spinal cord contains the "gate" that can block or allow pain signals to reach the brain.
What is gate-control theory.
The fear of being in open public situations, causing individuals to stay home in a comfortable space.
What is agorophobia.
The percent of data that is out of 2 standard deviations from the mean.
What is 5%.
The tendency to search for information that confirms ones beliefs.
What is confirmation bias.