Psychology General
True or False-
For nearly a century, Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development predominated the field of Developmental Psychology
True af
Harry Harlow's monkies preferred ______ over food?
Comfort
What is the official mascot of ASU?
Sparky the Sun Devil
What is the stress hormone?
Cortisol
What does A.I. stand for?
Artificial intelligence
What is the current version of the DSM
V or 5
What does I.Q. stand for?
Intelligence Quotient
How many students are enrolled at ASU?
as of 2016, 71,946 students
(closest answer wins)
What are the two different nervous systems?
Central nervous system
&
Pheripherial nervous system
True or False-
Some psychological treatments can be administered virtually?
True
What animals were used in
What is the Placebo effect?
a beneficial effect, produced by a placebo drug or treatment, that cannot be attributed to the properties of the placebo itself, and must therefore be due to the patient's belief in that treatment.
ASU was founded the same year that Arizona became a state.
ASU was founded in 1885 as the Arizona Territorial Normal School (this is 27 years before Arizona was declared an official state)
What area of the brain is responsible for storing memories?
Hippocampus
Which private corporation has plans to send people to Mars by 2020?
SpaceX
What comes first Flirting or Attraction?
Attraction
What type of behavior did Pavlov's dogs respond with?
Classical Conditioning
How many undergraduate programs are there at ASU?
350 undergraduate majors
What are the 5 categories of taste?
Sweet
Salty
Sour
Bitter
Umami
What cheap and effective Virtual technology that is currently being studied frequently?
Virtual Reality
John was excited when he won November's perfect attendance award & attributed his success to responsible he was. The next month Madison won the award, and John attributed her success to a rigged system. What psychological theory could explain John's behavior?
Self Serving bias
What are the two ways people process information?
Central and Peripheral (ELM)
Systematic and Heuristic (HSM)
Who earns the highest annual salary at ASU?
Michael “Todd” Graham- the Head Coach Football ($3,200,000)
next is the men's basketball head coach….
6th is Michael Crow
Name all four Brain Lobes
Frontal
Parietal
Temporal
Occipital
Name 3 advantages of using Virtual reality therapies over traditional in-person therapies when treating situational phobias?
Cheap
Safe
Just as effective as in-person treatments
Simulates the real environment
The therapist has more control over the patient's environment
The patient can leave the environment whenever they wish