People with this personality disorder have a lack of empathy for others and fragile self esteem.
What is Narcissistic Personality Disorder?
100
He discovered the concept of classical conditioning in an experiment that involved lots of dog drool.
Who is Ivan Pavlov?
100
This is the ability to remember the things we have experienced, imagined, and learned.
What is Memory?
100
In order to be called a "psychologist" one must have a license to practice in their state, several hours of supervised clinical experience, and this college degree.
What is a PhD?
100
An irreversible, progressive brain disorder characterized by the deterioration of memory, language, and eventually, physical functioning.
What is Alzheimer’s disease?
200
This disorder is characterized by being sexually aroused by animals.
What is zoophilia?
200
Austrian neurologist who stressed the importance of early life experiences and the role of the unconscious.
Who is Sigmund Freud?
200
What was being tested in the experiment where children watched adults interact with a bobo doll (blow-up clown)?
What is observational learning?
200
These psychologists specialize in studying growth and development.
Who are developmental psychologist?
200
This part of a neuron protects the axon fibers and speeds up neural impulses. It acts like the plastic coating on electrical wires.
What is the myelin sheath?
300
This disorder involves flashbacks or nightmares following a person's involvement in an extremely troubling event.
What is post-traumatic stress disorder?
300
This man is known as the founder of Behaviorism. Shares the same last name as Sherlock Holmes' assistant.
Who is John B. Watson?
300
This holds information that we are thinking about or are aware of at any given moment. Stores information briefly.
What is Short Term Memory?
300
These psychologists study and develop methods for businesses to improve production from their workforce.
What is an industrial/organizational psychologist?
300
This gland of the endocrine system is the master gland and controls many hormones that regulate reproduction, ovulation, and growth.
What is the pituitary gland
400
Negatively reinforcing irrational acts that a person feels compelled to repeat against his/her will to relieve the anxiety caused by their unwanted thoughts.
What is a compulsion?
400
Main proponent for the humanistic approach (emphasizing personal growth), published text "Client-Centered Therapy." Shares the name of the TV show host who asked "Won't you be my neighbor?"
Who is Carl Rogers
400
The process of getting information into the memory system is _________________________.
What is Encoding?
400
These psychologists apply the law, and their background to legal issues.
Who are forensic psychologists?
400
This is what the Somatic Nervous System is responsible for.
What is is Voluntary Movement?
500
This is a personality disorder characterized by marked instability in self-image, mood, and interpersonal relationships.
What is Borderline Personality Disorder
500
Psychologist best known for conceptualization of the stages of growth leading to personal fulfillment. Best known for his "hierarchy of needs"
Who is Abraham Maslow?
500
I've been quoted as saying, "I remembered, but I forgot, then I had a hard time remembering again".
Who is Hermann Ebbinghaus?
500
What is the name of the type of psychologist that studies how humans learn and strives to improve the ability to learn.
Who are educational psychologists?
500
This structure connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain and allows them to communicate with each other.