Early Psych and Approaches
Who is credited as the founder of psychology?
Wilhelm Wundt
What is the average amount of recommended sleep for teenagers?
9 hours; +/- 1 hour
Name both of the senses that rely on chemical receptor cells.
Taste and Smell
Who "discovered" Classical Conditioning?
Ivan Pavlov
What is it called when we cannot remember the beginning of our lives, usually from birth to 3 or 4.
Infantile Amnesia
The psychological approach, founded by Sigmund Freud, concentrates on the unconscious mind.
Psychoanalytic (later Psychodynamic)
Which side of a typical brain has language?
Bonus: Which area is specifically for language production?
Left,
Broca's Area,
Wernicke's Area is for processing.
In hearing, what determines pitch?
Frequency
Who "discovered" Operant Conditioning?
B.F. Skinner
In Piaget's Stages of Development, which stage do children gain knowledge about conservation?
Concrete Operational
Observing and recording behavior in naturally occurring situations without trying to manipulate and control the situation is known as...
Naturalistic Observation
Drug's affect us at the neurological level, specifically they often inhibit, excite, or mimic naturally occurring ____ which crosses the _______-gap
Neurotransmitters, Synaptic
The spot in our eye where we cannot see anything.
Bonus: If you can describe why we have them.
Blind Spot;
It is where the optic nerve exits the eye.
In Operant Conditioning, what is the term to describe slowing rewarding behaviors that progressively get closer to the desired behavior?
Shaping
Bonus: If you can name the stage
12+ Years old, Formal Operational
Which two philosophers are at the center of the Nature vs Nurture debate?
What are the two major subdivisions of the nervous system?
Central Nervous System (Brain and Spinal Cord)
Peripheral Nervous System (Everything else)
This word is used to describe how we have the tendency to see the "whole" in perception.
Gestalt (Psychology)
Mr. Smith decides to postpone a cumulative final in his AP Psych class. His students then tell him that he is their favorite teacher. What is the Operant Conditioning technique being used by the students?
Positive Reinforcement
If someone avoids doing bad things because they do not want to be punished, which stage of moral development are they at?
Pre-Conventional
List out and define/describe 3 different psychological approaches.
Answers will vary.
Socio-cultural Psychology, Behavioral Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Biological Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Humanistic/Positive Psychology, Psychoanalytic/Psychodynamic Psychology, Evolutionary Psychology.
Damage to which brain area would create the most difficulty in interpreting feelings of heat and cold?
Sensory Cortex
How many senses did we cover in class.
Bonus: Name all of them
7;
Taste, Smell, Touch, Sight, Hearing, Vestibular Sense, Kinesthetic (Proprioception)
What psychologist proposed the "Law of Effect"?
Edward Thorndike
This term explains why children cannot see outside of themselves. If they know it, everyone knows it.
Egocentrism