Memory
This brain region coordinates consolidation and spatial memory, transferring information from short-term to long-term storage.
Hippocampus
This person created the 8 stages of psychosocial development
Erik Erikson
The scientist whose experiments with dogs led to the discovery of classical conditioning.
Ivan Pavlov
Loudness is measured in this term
Decibels (dB)
This common fear involves an intense fear of spiders.
Arachnophobia
An exceptionally clear recollection of an important event is a (an) ________.
Flashbulb Memory
Theorists who view development in unique stages at specific times or ages would describe development as this.
Discontinuous
The process of removing something unpleasant to increase the likelihood of a behavior.
Negative Reinforcement
According to the trichromatic theory of color vision, all colors in the spectrum can be produced by combining what colors?
Red, Green, Blue
This loveable pink video game character is known for floating through the air, eating, and copying abilities from his enemies.
Kirby
The technique of breaking information into meaningful groups to improve encoding and retrieval
Chunking
This psychosocial development stage occurs around ages 19-29 and is characterized by the individual's ability to develop relationships with others or lack thereof.
Intimacy v. Isolation
Punishment that involves presenting an unpleasant consequence to decrease a behavior.
Positive Punishment
Field of psychology based on the idea that the whole is different from the sum of its parts
Gestalt Psychology
Finish the sentence from a popular movie:
Bella! Where the ____ _____ ____ ______ ______ (5 words).
hell have you been loca?
This brain structure plays a key role in processing emotional memories, especially fear and aggression.
Amygdala
Parents with this parenting style place a high value on conformity and obedience
Authoritarian
He is known as the father of behaviorism and believed all behavior can be studied as a simple stimulus–response reaction.
John B. Watson
This type of photoreceptor in the eye is involved in our ability to see color
Cones
What is the plastic or metal tip at the end of a shoelace called?
An aglet
The three basic functions of memory: getting information in, keeping it, and getting it out.
Encoding, Storage, and Retrieval
This is the name for a form of attachment when a child is unresponsive to their parents and does not react differently to their parents than they would a stranger. This attachment usually develops when a caregiver is inattentive to a child's needs.
Avoidant Attachment
After a rest period following extinction, this phenomenon may occur: the conditioned response may reappear in response to the conditioned stimulus
Spontaneous Recovery
This principle of Gestalt Psychology states that we organize our perceptions into complete objects rather than as a series of parts
Principle of Closure
Name two nominees of Best Picture for the 2026 Oscars
Bugonia, F1, Frankenstein, Hamnet, Marty Supreme, One Battle After Another, The Secret Agent, Sentimental Value, Sinners, and/or Train Dreams