General Psych/Fun Facts
What is the brain’s ability to change and adapt called?
Neuroplasticity.
True or false: The left side of your body is controlled by the left side of your brain.
False.
This disorder can cause excessive worry and fear.
Anxiety disorder.
This experiment showed that people may conform to group opinions even when wrong.
Asch’s conformity experiment.
What theory/perspective is Freud known for?
Psychoanalysis/Psychoanalytic Theory
What’s the difference between psychologists and psychiatrists?
Psychologists = treats through behavioral intervention
Psychiatrists = medical doctors who can prescribe medicine.
Name an example of a neurotransmitter.
Dopamine, serotonin, acetylcholine, etc?
This disorder causes unwanted obsessive repetitive thoughts that can cause distress.
OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder)
This obedience study involved participants delivering shocks to others.
The Milgram experiment.
This psychologist studied psychosocial development throughout our lifespan.
Erik Erikson.
This effect causes people to overestimate how much others are watching them.
The spotlight effect.
What is the part of the brain responsible for decision making and impulse control?
The prefrontal cortex.
Many people in the military and veterans are more likely to develop this disorder.
PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder)
What did the Stanford Prison Experiment study?
The effects of power and authority.
The father(s) of humanistic psychology (2 possible answers, 50 bonus points if you name both)
Carl Rogers and/or Abraham Maslow.
The term for a systematic error or deviation in human judgement or decision making.
Cognitive bias.
What are the 3 main parts of a neuron?
Cell body, dendrites, axon.
What is the name of the manual/book primarily used for diagnosing mental disorders?
The DSM-V
This experiment demonstrated classical conditioning using dogs.
Pavlov’s experiment.
Name Piaget’s stages of development.
Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concrete Operational, Formal Operational
The difference between classical and operant conditioning.
Classical conditioning = links responses to stimuli
Operant conditioning = links behaviors to rewards or punishments.
What’s the difference between the autonomic and somatic nervous systems?
Autonomic = involuntary/automatic body functions
Somatic = voluntary/conscious body functions
What are the 3 Ds of psychological disorders?
Deviance, Distress, and Dysfunction
What did the Strange Situation experiment study?
Children’s attachment to their caregiver.
What is Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs?
Physiological needs, safety needs, love and belonging, self-esteem, self-actualization