History of Psychology
The brain and biology
Developmental psychology
Research
Social Psychology
100
The first psychology lab was started by him in 1879
What is Wilhelm Wundt?
100
This lobe is not fully developed until you are in your early 20s
What is the frontal lobe?
100
According to Piaget, this is the stage you are all currently in
What is Formal Operations or the Formal Operational Period?
100
This organization oversees all research done at an university or hospital
What is Institutional Review Board?
100
This researcher conducted the Stanford Prison Experiment and showed how a role can change a person's behavior
Who is Philip Zimbardo?
200
Often called the Father of Psychology, this man began performing psychoanalysis in Vienna
Who is Sigmund Freud?
200
This part of the brain is involved in the consolidation of memory
What is the hippocampus?
200
Young children enjoy the game peek-a-boo because they have not developed this
What is object permanence?
200
Complete this phrase: ______________ does not mean causation
What is correlation?
200
Kitty Genovese is an example of a victim of this
What is the bystander effect?
300
This is the year the first psychology lab opened in the United States.
What is 1883?
300
fMRI stands for this
What is Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging?
300
This is the name of children who were abandoned by their parents and often raised by animals
What are feral children?
300
When a researcher specifically defines the characteristics they are studying, it is called this
What is operationally defining the variable?
300
This is the term for overestimating the influence of personality and underestimating the influence of the situation
What is fundamental attribution error?
400
This asylum located in London was one of the most well-known asylums especially for its poor treatment of the mentally ill.
What is Bedlam or Bethlehem Hospital?
400
This is the term for when another part of the brain takes over the function of another damaged section
What is plasticity or neuroplasticity?
400
In Erik Erikson's model, the main conflict a 2 year old would experience is this
What is Autonomy v. Shame and Doubt?
400
When you ask your participants' permission before you study them, it is called this
What is informed consent?
400
When we experience this, we reduce our discomfort by changing our attitudes to match our actions
What is cognitive dissonance?
500
This is the name for the now outdated practice of using the bumps on someone's head to determine their personality
What is phrenology?
500
These two ions are involved in maintaining the neuron's chemistry.
What is Sodium and Potassium?
500
This developmental researcher believed that developmental always involved other people; as evidenced by his Zone of Proximal Development
Who is Lev Vygotsky?
500
Research articles always include these five sections
What is an Abstract, Introduction or Literature Review, Methods, Results, Conclusions or Discussion
500
Prejudice consists of these three parts
What are Beliefs, Emotions, and Actions?