Psychological Theories
This theory says people learn by watching others.
What is Social Learning Theory?
This psychologist is famous for his study of classical conditioning with dogs.
Who is Ivan Pavlov?
This type of memory holds information for a short time.
What is Short Term Memory?
This disorder involves feeling very sad and down for a long time.
What is Depression?
This method means watching people in their natural setting without interfering.
What is Naturalistic Observation?
This theory says we have a set of needs, and we must meet basic ones first.
What is Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs?
This psychologist developed the stages of psychosocial development.
Who is Erik Erikson?
This is the process of remembering something without trying.
What is Automatic Processing?
This disorder causes extreme feelings of worry or fear.
What is Anxiety?
This is when you ask people questions to learn about them.
What is a Survey?
This theory says behavior is shaped by rewards and punishments.
What is Behaviorism?
This psychologist is known for his work on behavior and reinforcement.
Who is B.F. Skinner?
This part of memory holds information for a long time.
What is Long-Term Memory?
This disorder causes people to hear voices or believe things that aren’t real.
What is Schizophrenia?
This research method tests cause and effect by changing one thing and seeing what happens.
What is an Experiment?
This theory says our thoughts influence how we feel and act.
What is Cognitive Theory?
This psychologist created the stages of cognitive development for children.
Who is Jean Piaget?
This term describes forgetting things that happened after a brain injury.
What is Anterograde Amnesia?
This disorder causes people to have mood swings between feeling very happy and very sad.
What is Bipolar Disorder?
This research method involves studying people or groups over a short period of time, usually just once.
What is a Cross-Sectional Study?
This theory says we have a natural drive for personal growth.
What is Humanistic Theory?
This psychologist developed the theory of psychoanalysis and studied the unconscious mind.
Who is Sigmund Freud?
This type of memory helps you remember specific events from your life, like your first day of school.
What is Episodic Memory?
This disorder involves not caring about others’ feelings or breaking rules.
What is Antisocial Personality Disorder?
This type of study involves researchers studying the same group of people at different points in time to see how they change.
What is a Longitudinal Study?