Who?
In 1879, this person developed and opened the first psychology laboratory, thus founding the science of experimental psychology.
Who is Wilhelm Wundt?
Are you anxious for the midterm? Well, don't worry, it's only this almond-shaped region of your brain acting up.
What is the amygdala?
The type of neuron that is most common in the brain
What is the interneuron?
A testable prediction about the relationship between variables
What is a hypothesis?
What is a teratogen?
This person advocated for structuralism in the late 1800s.
Who is Edward Titchener?
Oh, is that a cool October breeze? I can only feel it against my skin thanks to this part of the brain.
The neurotransmitter you are most likely to find in the synaptic cleft between a motor neuron and a muscle.
What is acetylcholine?
This term for something you take that may make you feel better even though it is likely just a sugar tablet.
What is a placebo?
His name is not Heinz -- that's the the fictional character in this psychologist's moral dilemmas.
Who is Kohlberg?
This person coined "eugenics," the term for the selective breeding of humans. He was also Charles Darwin's cousin.
Who is Francis Galton?
Damage to this part of the brain may lead to dramatic personality changes.
This part of the nervous system that is involuntary and associated with "rest and recover"
What is the parasympathetic nervous system?
This value tells you something about the statistical significance of a study. In psychology, it should be less than 0.05.
What is the p-value?
Jimmy is 18 months old and is no longer surprised when his mother hides his ball, only to reveal it again in a different position in front of his. Jimmy is displaying this cognitive milestone.
What is object permanence?
The philosopher who famously wrote, "I think, therefore I am."
Who is Rene Descartes?
After a stroke, May had difficulty with her vision. She most likely experienced damage to this part of her brain.
What is the occipital lobes?
If I were a psychiatrist, I would prescribe a drug with a similar molecular shape to this neurotransmitter in order decrease neural activity.
What is GABA?
Booee the chimpanzee was first used for research focusing on this.
What is sign language?
This theory outlines a series of stages that occur throughout the lifespan and involve tension between conflicting ways of interacting with others.
What is Erickson's psychosocial theory?
The two researchers who conducted the famous "Doll Test" that greatly influenced Brown v. Board of Education, a key court case about racial segregation in schooling.
Who are Kenneth and Mamie Phipps Clark?
This type of brain scan shows brain structures but not areas of brain activity.
What is the computed tomography (CT) scan?
The four parts of a neuron
What are the dendrites, cell body, axon, and axon terminals?
This type of experiment is the "gold standard" of psychological research.
What is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled experimental study?
The build-up of amyloid in and outside of acetylcholine neurons causes this form of dementia.
What is Alzheimer's disease?