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The fear of spiders

What is arachnophobia?

100
In a famous 1971 study, college students played guards and prisoners in a fake jail at this California university
What is Stanford?
100
When you're scared, your heart does this
What is beat faster?
100
This horror-movie trick uses a sudden loud noise or image to make you jump
What is a jump scare?
100
He made dogs drool at the sound of a bell
Who is Pavlov?
200
The fear of small, tight spaces, like a stuck elevator
What is claustrophobia?
200
In Milgram's obedience study, people were told to give these to a "learner" for wrong answers
What are electric shocks?
200
When you're scared, the tiny hairs on your arms stand up and you get these
What are goosebumps?
200
The creepy feeling when a doll or robot looks ALMOST human is called the uncanny ______
What is valley?
200
This psychologist, famous for his therapy couch, believed dreams reveal hidden desires
Who is Freud?
300
The fear of germs (hint: it's in the name!)
What is germophobia?
300
In the "Little Albert" study, a baby was taught to fear this small, white, furry animal
What is a rat?
300
Besides fight and flight, this is the third fear response, like a deer in headlights
What is freeze?
300
Waking up unable to move, sometimes "seeing" a figure in the room, is called sleep ______
What is paralysis?
300
He trained rats and pigeons with rewards in a box named after him
Who is Skinner?
400
The fear of heights (hint: starts like "acrobat")
What is acrophobia?
400
In Harlow's study, baby monkeys cuddled a fake mother made of this soft material instead of a wire one with food
What is cloth?
400
This hormone, also called epinephrine, gives you a "rush" when you're scared
What is adrenaline?
400
Facing a fear little by little until it's less scary is called this type of therapy
What is exposure therapy?
400
This psychologist came up with the personality types "introvert" and "extrovert"
Who is Carl Jung?
500
The fear of clowns (hint: it starts with C)
What is coulrophobia?
500
The Stanford Prison Experiment was planned for 2 weeks but was stopped after this many days
What is 6 days?
500
This almond-shaped part of the brain sounds the alarm when you sense danger
What is the amygdala?
500
Seeing faces in random things like outlets or clouds (hint: starts with P)
What is pareidolia?
500
He created the "hierarchy of needs" pyramid, with food and safety at the bottom
Who is Maslow?