Brain and Body
Which organ controls how you think, feel, and move?
A. Heart
B. Brain
C. Lungs
D. Stomach
B. Brain
Which sense uses the retina to detect light?
A. Hearing
B. Smell
C. Sight
D. Touch
C. Sight
What is learning by watching others called?
A. Trial and error
B. Observational learning
C. Classical conditioning
D. Repetition
B. Observational learning
Which psychologist is known as the father of psychoanalysis?
A. Sigmund Freud
B. Carl Jung
C. William James
D. John Watson
A. Sigmund Freud
Which term describes a fear of something that isn’t dangerous?
A. Obsession
B. Phobia
C. Panic attack
D. Compulsion
B. Phobia
What carries messages between your brain and body?
A. Blood
B. Nerves
C. Bones
D. Muscles
B. Nerves
Which sense is most strongly connected to memories?
A. Sight
B. Hearing
C. Smell
D. Touch
C. Smell
Which part of the memory system holds information for just a few seconds?
A. Short-term memory
B. Long-term memory
C. Sensory memory
D. Procedural memory
C. Sensory memory
Which stage of sleep is when most dreaming happens?
A. Stage 1
B. Stage 2
C. REM sleep
D. Deep sleep
C. REM sleep
What is it called when a group pressures members to think and act the same way?
A. Groupthink
B. Independence
C. Free will
D. Teamwork
A. Groupthink
Which body part lets you sense and react to the world around you?
A. Skin
B. Liver
C. Stomach
D. Hair
A. Skin
What is it called when your brain fills in missing details to make sense of what you see?
A. Optical illusion
B. Reflection
C. Sensation
D. Guessing
A. Optical illusion
What is it called when you learn to connect one thing with another, like a sound and getting food?
A. Operant conditioning
B. Classical conditioning
C. Observational learning
D. Practice learning
B. Classical conditioning
What do we call drugs that speed up the nervous system?
A. Stimulants
B. Depressants
C. Hallucinogens
D. Sedatives
A. Stimulants
What do psychologists call the process of making someone doubt their own memory and judgment?
A. Gaslighting
B. Persuasion
C. Brainstorming
D. Rationalization
A. Gaslighting
What helps your body move when your brain tells it to?
A. Muscles
B. Bones
C. Skin
D. Hair
A. Muscles
What is it called when your brain organizes and interprets sensory information?
A. Sensation
B. Perception
C. Reflection
D. Projection
B. Perception
What type of conditioning uses rewards and punishments to shape behavior?
A. Classical conditioning
B. Operant conditioning
C. Observational learning
D. Cognitive learning
B. Operant conditioning
Which disorder is marked by extreme highs and lows in mood?
A. Depression
B. Bipolar disorder
C. Anxiety disorder
D. OCD
B. Bipolar disorder
What’s the name for the feeling of stress or confusion when living in a new culture?
A. Culture shock
B. Reverse culture shock
C. Acculturation
D. Anxiety
A. Culture shock
What sends signals from one part of your body to another?
A. Nervous system
B. Skeleton
C. Digestive system
D. Muscles
A. Nervous system
Which phenomenon occurs when prolonged exposure to a stimulus decreases sensitivity to it?
A. Sensory overload
B. Sensory adaptation
C. Perceptual set
D. Signal detection
B. Sensory adaptation
What is the process of saving information in memory called?
A. Encoding
B. Storing
C. Retrieving
D. Recording
A. Encoding
Which disorder causes people to have unwanted thoughts and to repeat certain actions over and over?
A. Anxiety disorder
B. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
C. Bipolar disorder
D. Depression
B. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
What term means judging another culture by the standards of your own culture?
A. Ethnocentrism
B. Cultural relativism
C. Stereotyping
D. Bias
A. Ethnocentrism