Name that Psych-opath
“Father of Psychology” - The first modern Psychologist
• First to try to scientifically study the workings of the mind
• Introspection
Who is William Wundt?
The traditional therapist and counselor
Clinical Psychology
When my nephew was a baby, my sister was able to hear him cry, even over the TV or other auditory stimuli. This is due to
Signal detection Theory
Grouping objects that are near each other is due to which Gestalt principle?
Proximity
If you damaged one of your eyes in an accident and no longer had vision in that eye, which depth perception cue would you NOT have?
Retinal Disparity
This man is the first American Psychologist
William James
how the brain grows and learns to learn. Also helps parent learns how to parent.
Child Psychology
Distinguishing between two shades of red is an example of
When we see things moving together, we assume that they belong together.
Understanding that a person standing at the opposite end of the hallway remains relatively the same height as you is due to
Perspective
The founder of Psychoanalysis
Sigmund Freud
Which type of psychologist assists with coping with disasters, crowding, and the workplace environment?
Environmental Psychology
The lens of the eye is responsible for
Keeping objects in focus
the perception of figures against a background
Figure-Ground
the sharpness of vision
Visual Acuity
This man experimented with conditioned responses on nonhuman lifeforms.
Ivan Pavlov
What is Mr. Murphy's Job?
Teacher
Colorblindness is caused by missing or defective
Cones
perception of movement from rapid progression of images
Stroboscopic Motion
that theory that our cones and brain see colors in combinations of mixing red/green/blue receptors
Trichromatic Theory
ALL behavior is the result of learning (or conditioning) – even what we think is instinct
John Watson
Who designs buildings to optimize their Psychological impact?
Engineering Psychologist
transfer visual information from the retina to the vision centers of the brain via electrical impulses
Optic Nerve
tend to perceive forms and figures in complete appearance despite missing pieces
Closure
proposes that some receptors eliminate opposing colors that share the same pathway (red-green, yellow-blue, black-white) in the retina
Opponent Process Theory