History
What is psychology?
The scientific study of the mind and behavior.
True or False: Correlation indicates causation.
False.
In Pavlov's classical conditioning expiration with dogs, what was the unconditioned response?
The salvation at the sight of food.
True or False: Both nature and nurture interact with each other to influence development.
True.
What are the three branches of I-O Psychology?
Industrial, Organizational, and Human Factors.
Who was responsible for the idea of operant conditioning?
B.F. Skinner
What is the most popular job for graduates with a BA in Psychology?
Mid and top-level management (executive and administrative).
What are the six groupings of gustation?
Sweet, salty, sour, bitter, umami (monosodium glutamate), and the fatty content of food.
What type of psychology examines topics such as intrapersonal and interpersonal?
Social Psychology.
How many potential events does the Social Readjustment Rating Scales (SRRS) include?
43
Who was responsible for the idea of classical conditioning?
Ivan Pavlov
What are the two major subdivisions of the peripheral nervous system?
The somatic nervous system and the autonomic nervous system.
According to Robert Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence, what are the three types of intelligence?
Practical intelligence, analytical intelligence, and creative intelligence.
What are the three main components of emotion?
Psychological arousal, psychological appraisal, and subjective experience.
What type of therapy uses techniques such as free association, dream analysis, and transference?
Psychotherapy.
Who was responsible for the idea of behaviorism?
John B. Watson
Which gland release melatonin during sleep?
The pineal gland.
Name four out of the seven sins of memory.
Transcience, absentmindedness, blocking, misattribution, suggestibility, bias, and persistence.
What are the three areas of consciousness according to Freud?
Id, Ego, and Superego.
True or False: Anxiety disorder is more common among men than women.
False.
What Abraham Maslow known for?
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
What lobe of the brain is responsible for sensory and perceptual information?
The parietal lobe.
What is the difference between bottom-up processing and top-down processing?
Bottom-up processing is when perceptions are built from sensory input and top-down processing is when interpretation of sensory information is influenced by our perceptions.
What are the three domains of development?
Physical, Cognitive, and Psychosocial.
Problem-focused comping and emotion-focused coping.