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In psychoanalytic theory, this part of the unconscious is often referred to as "the angel on your shoulder," and provides moral standards
What is the superego?
This founding father is known for his discovery of classical conditioning
Who is Ivan Pavlov?
This theory suggests that observation and modeling play a primary role in how and why people learn
What is social learning theory?
This part of the brain is involved in self-control, memory formation, and attention
What is the frontal lobe?
This measure of central tendency is the arithmetic average of the data set
Mean
This phenomenon occurs when a person experiences a benefit after the administration of an inactive/fake substance or treatment
What is the placebo effect?
This founding father hypothesized that a person must go through 5 stages of psychosexual development to become a psychologically healthy adult
Who is Sigmund Freud?
This theory focuses largely on our unconscious thinking, and places a great emphasis on childhood trauma
1. What is psychodynamic?
OR alternatively,
2. What is psychoanalytic?
This part of the brain is involved in the comprehension of speech
What is Wernicke's area?
In this type of experiment, neither the researchers NOR the participants are aware of which group they have been assigned to
What is a double-blind experiment?
This test examines a person's personality characteristics and emotional functioning/stability using shapes and images
1. What is the Rorschach test?
OR, alternatively
2. What is the ink blot test?
This experimenter conducted the Bobo Doll experiment to prove that human behavior is often the result of imitation, rather than genetics
Who is Albert Bandura?
In this theory, a therapist would treat their patient with "unconditional positive regard" holding the belief that human nature is generally good
What is humanistic?
The brain's ability to change in response to a stimuli by reorganizing its structure, functions, or connections
What is plasticity?
This experiment explored the willingness of individuals to follow the orders of authority figures when those orders conflict with the individual's own moral judgment
What is the Milgram experiment?
This phenomenon occurs when people are less likely to provide aid to someone in danger due to the presence of other people. The murder of Kitty Genovese is often cited as an example of the phenomenon
1. What is the bystander effect?
OR alternatively,
2. What is social loafing?
This founding father is known for being the founder of experimental psychology and opening the first psychology laboratory
Who is Wilhelm Wundt?
This behavioral theory states study participants will modify their behavior in response to their awareness of being observed by a researcher
What is the Hawthorne effect?
This division of the autonomic nervous system is responsible for triggering your "fight-or-flight" reaction when you perceive potential danger
What is the sympathetic nervous system?
When researching a specific population, and random assignment is not an option, researchers conduct THIS type of experiment
What is a quasi-experiment?
This is the mental process by which people attribute to others what is in their own minds
What is projection?
This founding father believed that all people have an innate need to grow and achieve their potential
Who is Carl Rogers?
This theory suggests that behaviors result from conscious choices based on the expected utility and rewards of said behaviors
What is expectancy theory?
This type of amnesia occurs when an individual is unable to form new memories following damage to the brain
What is anterograde amnesia?
In order to maintain ethical standards when conducting research, which groups must a researcher gain approval from before publishing? (One group will suffice)
1. What is the IRB? (International Review Board)
2. What is the IACUC? (Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee)
3. What is a peer review board?