Famous People
This guy basically said, “Tell me about your mother.”
Who is Sigmund Freud?
This brain part panics when you see a spider.
What is the amygdala?
Constant worrying about literally everything, including worrying.
What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)?
Learning that happens when touching a hot stove ONCE is enough.
What is operant conditioning?
This happens when people act differently just because someone’s watching… like when the teacher walks by.
What is the Hawthorne effect?
Famous for shocking people in the name of science
Who is Stanley Milgram?
These chemicals help your brain send messages (and sometimes mess them up).
What are neurotransmitters?
Feeling sad, empty, and unmotivated for weeks—not just “having a bad day.”
What is Major Depressive Disorder?
Learning by stalking people (psychologically).
What is observational learning?
A variable you measure… aka “the numbers you actually care about.”
What is the dependent variable?
Created a needs pyramid that teachers LOVE to put on tests.
Who is Abraham Maslow?
This brain part helps you remember embarrassing moments forever.
What is the hippocampus?
When your brain forces you to check the lock 47 times.
What is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)?
Learning by associating things—like school + stress.
What is classical conditioning?
A study that follows people for so long that researchers probably retire before it ends.
What is a longitudinal study?
Ran a prison experiment that went WAY too far.
Who is Philip Zimbardo?
This system kicks in when your heart races before a test.
What is the sympathetic nervous system?
Extreme mood swings that go from “I can do anything” to “I can’t get out of bed.”
What is Bipolar Disorder?
Learning that happens without even trying (oops).
What is implicit learning?
When participants change their behavior because they know they’re being studied.
What is reactivity?
Proved people will obey authority even when it’s a TERRIBLE idea.
Who is Stanley Milgram?
This lobe helps you make good decisions… or bad ones.
What is the frontal lobe?
An eating disorder involving intense fear of weight gain.
What is Anorexia Nervosa?
Behavior that keeps happening because it gets rewarded.
What is reinforcement?
When results are messed up because participants lie… or try to look cool.
What is response bias?