Psych Professors
Famous People in Psychology
Psych Vocabulary
Psychology Trivia
Gordon Trivia
100

Who is the Dean of the School of Psychology?

Dr. Kaye Cook

100

Who came up with the psychosexual stages of development?

Sigmund Freud

100

According to Freud, which of the following terms is the part of a person's mind that provides ethical components of personality? 

1) ego

2) id

3) superego

superego

100
What is the name of the controversial experiment that put participants into the role of prisioner and prision guard?

The Stanford Prison Experiment 

100

What can you always find on the quad?

Geese

200

Who researches language in the psychology department?

Dr. Susan Bobb

200

Who came up with the ideas of introversion/extroversion, and the collective unconscious. 

Carl Jung 

200

What mental health disorder includes mood swings, manic highs, and depressive lows?

Bipolar Disorder

200

The Rorschach test is a psycholgical test that involves subjects' percpetions of what black and white design?

Inkbots 
200

What does KOSC building stand for?

Ken Olson Science Center

300

What is the first name of Dr. Firmin?

Ruth

300

Who discovered classical conditioning?

Pavlov
300

What type of therapy helps people confront their fears by facing them?

Exposure Therapy 

300

Psychologist Abraham Manslow developed the hierarchy of what common must-haves among humans?

Needs

300

What is the name of Gordon's mascot?

Scottie the Lion

400

How many kids does Dr. Norton have?

2 kids
400

Who was considered the father of Psychology?

Wilhelm Wundt 

400

What is the word for mental discomfort experienced by a person who has two contradictory beliefs, ideas, or values at the same time?

Cognitive Dissonance

400

What sense is the occipital lobe mainly responsible for?

Sight/vision
400

What was Gordon before it became a liberal arts college?

Missionary Training School

500

What is the name of Dr. Daley's youngest child?

1)Georgie

2)Lewis

3)Theo

4)Ryan the II

Lewis 

500

Who is famous for the Bobo doll experiment?

Albert Bandura
500

What is the name of the neurons that are involved in understanding, imitation, and empathy to help us understand others behavior?

Mirror Neurons

500

What does DSM stand for? 

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (of Mental Disorders)

500
What famous U.S. President is rumored to have played polo on the Quad?

Teddy Rosevelt