Famous Experiments
This psychologist conducted the "Little Albert" experiment, demonstrating classical conditioning in humans.
Who is John B. Watson?
This mood disorder is characterized by episodes of intense sadness, loss of interest, and fatigue.
Major Depressive Disorder
This psychologist proposed the Hierarchy of Needs, suggesting humans are motivated by basic needs before seeking self-actualization.
Abraham Maslow
This psychologist is known as the "father of psychoanalysis
Sigmund Freud
This bias causes people to seek information that confirms their existing beliefs while ignoring contradictory evidence.
Confirmation Bias
In the Stanford Prison Experiment, this psychologist studied the effects of perceived power on behavior
Philip Zimbardo
People with this anxiety disorder experience sudden and intense episodes of fear, often accompanied by physical symptoms like a racing heart.
Panic Disorder
This theory suggests that people learn behaviors through observation and imitation of others.
Social Learning Theory
This Swiss psychologist developed a theory of cognitive development in children, outlining four stages.
Jean Piaget
This effect leads people to remember information better when it appears first or last in a list.
The Serial Position Effect
This experiment tested obedience to authority by having participants deliver what they believed were painful electric shocks.
The Milgram Experiment
This personality disorder is marked by instability in mood, self-image, and relationships, often leading to impulsive actions.
Borderline Personality Disorder
Sigmund Freud divided the human psyche into these three components: the id, ego, and _______.
This behaviorist is famous for his work with operant conditioning and the Skinner Box.
B.F. Skinner
This cognitive bias makes people overestimate how much others notice about their behavior or appearance.
The Spotlight Effect
This experiment by Albert Bandura demonstrated how children learn aggression by observing and imitating adults.
The Bobo Doll Experiment
This disorder is characterized by persistent intrusive thoughts (obsessions) and repetitive behaviors (compulsions).
OCD (Obsessive Complusive Disorder)
This theory by Erik Erikson outlines eight stages of human psychosocial development, each with a central conflict.
The Psychosocial Development Theory
This psychologist developed the first intelligence test, which later became the foundation for the IQ test.
Alfred Binet
This bias leads people to overestimate their ability to predict an event after it has already happened.
Hindsight Bias
This cognitive psychology experiment by Elizabeth Loftus showed how memories can be altered by misleading information.
The Misinformation Effect Experiment
People with this disorder experience alternating episodes of mania and depression.
Bipolar Disorder
This cognitive theory by Leon Festinger suggests that people experience discomfort when their attitudes and behaviors conflict.
The Cognitive Dissonance Theory
This Russian scientist is famous for his experiments on classical conditioning using dogs
Ivan Pavlov
This bias causes people to rely too heavily on the first piece of information they receive when making decisions.
Anchoring Bias