Psych Facts
A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired such that a response is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone
What is classical conditioning?
Psychologist who introduced the psychoanalytic theory of behavior
Who is Sigmund Freud?
The area of the brain that controls balance
What is the cerebellum?
Students engage in this tradition to bring themselves good luck
What is rubbing the nose on the statue of Roc?
What is PNC Park?
A clinically based approach to understanding and treating psychological disorders; assumes that that the unconscious mind is the most powerful force behind thought and behavior.
What is psychoanalysis?
Researcher who conducted an experiment focusing on the conflict between obedience to authority and personal conscience
Who is Stanley Milgram?
This region of the brain plays a crucial role in emotional processing and arousal
What is the amygdala?
The Cathedral of Learning has this many floors
What is 42?
The three rivers that meet in Pittsburgh
What are the Monongahela, Allegheny, and Ohio?
Mental disorder characterized by repetitive, unwanted, intrusive thoughts and irrational, excessive urges to do certain actions
What is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)?
Psychologist best known for the conceptualization of the stages of growth leading to personal fulfillment. Best known for his "hierarchy of needs"
Who is Abraham Maslow?
What happens in Wernicke’s area
What is speech comprehension?
Pitt has campuses in these five locations
What are Pittsburgh, Bradford, Greensburg, Johnstown, and Titusville?
This famous restaurant serves sandwiches and salads with fries in them
What is Primanti Brothers?
According to Freudian Theory, the component of personality focused on fulfilling the most primal and basic urges
What is the Id?
Known as the founder of Behaviorism
Who is John B. Watson?
The part of the neuron that insulates the nerves and speeds up electrical impulses
What is the myelin sheath?
If you kiss on the steps of this particular building, legend has it that you are destined to get married there
What is the Heinz Memorial Chapel?
What is The Steel Curtain?
Understanding that things continue to exist even when they are not within view is called...
What is object permanence?
Often regarded as the "father of Psychology"
Who is Wilhelm Wundt?
The region of the brain that regulates long-term memory formation
What is the hippocampus?
The number of Nationality Rooms in Cathy
What is 31?
Pittsburgh has this many bridges
What is 446?