Learning
Memory
Famous Figures
Intro to Psychology
Surprise
100

What are the two types of learning called?

Associative and Observational.

100

What is the tendency to recall the items at the beginning and end of a list more readily than those in the middle?

Serial position effect

100

This famous figure believed that we all have an id, ego and superego.

Freud

100

What is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes?

Psychology

100
What modern day Netflix special depicted classical conditioning (starring Darren Brown)?
Sacrifice
200
What are the two types of conditioning?

Classical and Operant

200

True or False

We are motivated to forget if memories are too painful or traumatic

True

200

This person worked with dogs to prove classical conditioning.

Ivan Pavlov

200

True or False


William Wundt was the father of Structuralism while William James was the father of Functionalism.

True

200

What is the name of the structure that sits at the base of the brain and filters out 95-98% of the “noise” or outside stimulus?

Reticular Activating system

300

Who practiced classical conditioning on Baby Albert?

John Watson

300

What are two ways to improve short term memory?

Chunking and rehearsal

300

This man taught rats to press a level every time they wanted a pellet of food.

B.F. Skinner

300

Name two potential careers in psychology.

Counselor, therapist, sport psychologist, teacher, professor, career counselor, forensic psychology

300

Name two sleep disorders.

Sleep apnea, night terrors, nightmares, insomnia, sleep walking, sleep talking, narcolepsy 

400

According to Carol Dweck, there are two types of mindsets. Name them.

Growth mindset and Fixed mindset 

400

What are the three processes of memory?

Encode, Storage and Retrieval

400

Who was the father of natural selection?

Charles Darwin

400

Name two contemporary approaches to psychology.

Biological, Behavioral, Psychodynamic, Humanistic, Cognitive, Evolutionary and Sociocultural

400

What part of the brain is responsible for your flight/fight/freeze response?

Amygdala

500
According to Bandura, what are the four processes of observational learning?

Attention

Retention

Motor Reproduction

Reinforcement

500
What was the name of the theory that describes memory as a three stage process?

Atkinson-Shiffrin theory

500

Who taught Baby Albert to be afraid of rats and other small animals?

John Watson

500

What is the name of the process of reflecting deeply and actively, asking questions, and evaluating the evidence.

Critical thinking

500

Name three neurotransmitters.

Serotonin, ACH, Gaba, Norepinephrine, Glutamate, Dopamine, Endorphins, oxytocin