the man who devised the theory of multiple intelligences: logical-mathematic, spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, intrapersonal, linguistic, musical, interpersonal, and naturalistic
Who is Howard Gardner
100
a condition in which a person otherwise limited in mental ability has an exceptional specific skill, such as in computation or drawing
What is savant syndrome
100
a powerful hallucinogenic drug, also known as acid
What is LSD?
100
Paradoxical Sleep
What is REM sleep?
100
You have a dream that you are giving a presentation in class and your teeth start to fall out. What would be the latent content of your dream?
What is the hidden meaning/symbolism of the dream? (answer will vary)
200
the psychologist who believed that there was a general intelligence or g factor that predicts intelligence
Who is Charles Spearman
200
a measure of intelligence test performance devised by Binet; the chronological age that most typically corresponds to a given level of performance.
What is mental age?
200
Chemical substance that alters perceptions and moods
What are psychoactive drugs?
200
Occurs more than once a day
What are ultradian rhythms?
200
Dream content reflects dreamers' knowledge and understanding depending on their age and maturity
What is cognitive development?
300
the first man to attempt to assess intelligence by studying hereditary. He was a strong proponent of eugenics.
Who is Francis Galton
300
An Intelligence test is to a History test as
___________ is to _____________
What is as aptitude test is to achievement test
300
a neurotransmitter's re-absorption by the sending neuron
What is reuptake?
300
_________ waves when you are awake, ____________ waves when you are falling asleep, _____________ waves when you are in deep sleep
What are beta, alpha, delta
300
a common criticism of this dream theory is that it doesn't explain why our dreams are so often bizarre/random and have nothing to do with the day's experiences.
What is information processing theory of dream?
400
published the first measure of intelligence in order to determine the mental age of french school children and evaluate them for "school readiness"
Who is Alfred Binet
400
The WAIS was pre-tested extensively to determine an average and normal curve to define uniform testing procedures and meaningful scores by comparison
What is standardization?
400
Triggers dopamine and serotonin release and blocks its reuptake leading to mild hallucinations
What is ecstasy?
400
Sleep spindles appear in this NREM stage
What is NREM-2?
400
Fatigue, irritability, weight gain, slow response time, impaired concentration, and a depressed immune system
What are symptoms of sleep deprivation?
500
Robert Sternberg
Who is the psychologist who devised the triarchic theory of Intelligence (analytical, creative, practical)
500
IQ test scores have been increasing over time
What is the Flynn Effect
500
tranquilizers, and sedatives that reduce anxiety by depressing the activity of the central nervous system
What are barbiturates?
500
a pair of cell clusters in the hypothalamus that controls circadian rhythm and tells the pineal gland to adjust melatonin production
What is the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN)?
500
REM sleep triggers neural activity that evokes random visual memories that our brain weaves into stories.