Psychology Basics
Psychology is the scientific study of this.
What are the mind and behavior?
This research method involves watching and recording behavior.
What is Observation?
This is a chemical messenger that carries signals between neurons.
What is a neurotransmitter?
This is the process of detecting physical stimuli through sensory receptors.
What is Sensation?
This psychologist is famous for classical conditioning and his experiments involving dogs.
Who is Ivan Pavlov?
Psychology is considered a social science because it studies how people think, feel, and behave in these types of contexts.
What are the social Contexts?
This research method is useful for collecting information from a large number of people.
What is Survey?
This neurotransmitter is associated with reward, motivation, and pleasure.
What is Dopamine?
This is the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information.
What is Preception?
This psychologist focused heavily on the unconscious mind.
Who is Sigmund Freud?
This person is often called the "father of psychology."
Who is William Wundt?
This research method is especially useful for studying cause-and-effect relationships.
What is an Experiment?
This neurotransmitter helps calm the nervous system.
What is GABA?
You hear a loud siren. Your ears detect the sound waves. This is an example of this.
What is Sensation?
This psychologist helped develop functionalism.
Who is William James?
Wilhelm Wundt established the world's first psychology laboratory in this type of setting.
What is a psychology laboratory?
Psychologists follow these rules to protect people who participate in research.
What are research Methods?
This hormone is often called the "stress hormone."
What is Cortisol?
Learning through association is called this type of conditioning.
What is Classical Conditioning?
This psychologist established the first psychology laboratory.
Who is William Wundt?
This psychologist helped develop functionalism and was interested in how the mind helps people adapt to their environment.
Who is William James?
A psychologist wants to know whether a new study technique causes students' test scores to improve. This type of research would be the best choice.
What is an Experiment?
This term describes the brain's ability to change and form new connections.
What is Neuroplascity?
This type of conditioning involves learning through consequences such as rewards or punishments.
What is Operant Conditioning?
Match the psychologist to the theory: Pavlov, Freud, and James.
Pavlov = Classical Conditioning; Freud = Psychodynamic; James = Functionalism.