Mind
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100
What is the name of the 1899 book Sigmund Freud concerning his theory of the unconscious?
"The Interpretation of Dreams"
100
What is the official name of the "monkey see, monkey do" cells?
mirror neurons
100
What BU professor and Holocaust surviver won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986 for his work including "Night"?
Elie Weisel
100
Finish the lyric:
I'm on the pursuit of happiness and I know/
Everything that shine ain't always gonna be gold/
Hey, I'll be fine once I get it/
Tell me what you know about ___
dreaming
100
What planet is known as the blue planet?
Earth
200
In psychiatry the condition where individuals perceive objects as appearing smaller than they actually are is named for what children's story, in which the main character shrinks after drinking from a bottle labeled "drink me"?
Alice in Wonderland
200
Name the part of the brain that is important for emotional learning and memory and its dysfunction is related to anxiety disorders.
Amygdala
200
In what BU building was MLK's office during his time at BU?
School of Theology
200
Who voiced lead character "JOY" in the 2015 cartoon psychological masterpiece "INSIDE OUT"?
Amy Poehler
200
What year did women in the United States gain the right to vote?
1920
300
Which country are all three of these famous psychologists from?
Hermann Rorschach, Jean Piaget, and Carl Jung
Switzerland
300
Who coined the phrase "fire together, wire together" regarding neuroplasticity?
Donald Hebb
300
In what BU dorm building did famous American playwright Eugene O'Neill die in 1953?
Kilachand Hall
300
Gypsy Rose Blanchard was just released from prison! What psychological condition did her mother have, leading Gypsy to kill her?
Munchausen by Proxy
300
What is a group of Kangaroos called?
a troop
400
What type of toy was used by Alfred Bandura to test his social learning theory in children from 1961 to 1963?
Bobo the Clown Dolls
400
In the 1960s Roger Sperry flipped the eyes of what animal to test Chemoaffinity hypothesis?
Frogs
400
To the nearest thousand how many Maine Lobsters are purchased for the annual Lobster Night?
7,000
400
When Billie Eilish sang "You think that you're the man, I think therefore I am" which famous philosopher founder of psych theory of dualism was she quoting?
Renee Descartes
400
What is the northernmost capital city in the world?
Reykjavík, Iceland
500
What effect refers to the tendency of individuals to physically cleanse the body following feelings of shame or guilt?
Hint: Named after a literary character
Lady Macbeth Effect
500
What is the name of cranial nerve V, the largest of the cranial nerves?
trigeminal nerve
500
Metcalf was a prominent donor to Boston University's Science department; they named the Science and Engineering building after him (SCI). What was his first name?
Arthur 
500
What is the only psychological thriller to ever win Best Picture at the Academy awards?
The Silence of the Lambs
500
How many keys are there on a standard piano?
88