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Question 1

Who is considered the father of modern psychology?

Answer 1

Wilhelm Wundt.

Question 2

What is the main focus of behaviorism?

Answer 2

The study of observable behavior and how it is shaped by the environment.

Question 3

What are the three main components of Freud’s personality theory?

Answer 3

Id, Ego, and Superego.

Question 4

What psychological approach emphasizes free will and personal growth?

Answer 4

Humanistic psychology.

Question 5

what is a phenomenon where people experience benefits from a treatment with no active ingredient, simply because they believe it will work called

Answer 5

placebo effect

Question 6

Who proposed the stages of cognitive development?

Answer 6

Jean Piaget.

Question 7

What are the four stages in Piaget’s theory of cognitive development?

Answer 7

Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concrete Operational, Formal Operational.

Question 8

What is the term for the mental shortcuts our brain uses to make quick decisions?

Answer 8

Heuristics.

Question 9

What is the difference between short-term and long-term memory?

Answer 9

Short-term memory holds information for a few seconds to minutes, while long-term memory can store information indefinitely.

Question 10

What is classical conditioning, and who is associated with it?

Answer 10

A learning process where a neutral stimulus becomes associated with a meaningful stimulus; Ivan Pavlov.

Question 11

What is cognitive dissonance?

Answer 11

The mental discomfort experienced when holding contradictory beliefs or attitudes.

Question 12

What is the bystander effect?

Answer 12

The tendency for individuals to be less likely to help in an emergency when others are present.

Question 13

What is the term for adjusting one’s behavior to match group norms?

Answer 13

conformity

Question 14

What is the fundamental attribution error?

Answer 14

The tendency to overemphasize personality traits and underestimate situational factors when explaining others’ behavior

Question 15

What are the five main symptoms of depression?

Answer 15

Persistent sadness, loss of interest, changes in appetite, sleep disturbances, fatigue.

Question 16

What is schizophrenia?

Answer 16

A mental disorder characterized by hallucinations, delusions, and disorganized thinking.

Question 17

What theory did B.F Skinner develop

Answer 17

operant conditioning

Question 18

Classical vs. operant conditioning

Answer 18

Classical conditioning is when you learn by associating things. Operant conditioning is when you learn through rewards and punishments

Question 19

What part of the brain controls balance and coordination?

Answer 19

Cerebellum.

Question 20

What neurotransmitter is linked to pleasure and reward?

Answer 20

Dopamine.

Question 21

What is the gap between two neurons called?

Answer 21

Synapse

Question 22

What type of memory holds information for a few seconds?

Answer 22

Sensory memory.

Question 23

What brain structure regulates emotions and fear?

Answer 23

Amygdala

Question 24

What is the outer layer of the brain called?

Answer 24

Cerebral cortex.

Question 25

What is the body’s ‘fight or flight’ response system?

Answer 25

Sympathetic nervous system.

Question 26

What sleep stage is associated with dreams?

Answer 26

REM sleep.

Question 27

What is the most common type of neuron?

Answer 27

Interneuron.

Question 28

What is the study of how people think, learn, and remember?

Answer 28

Cognitive psychology.

Question 29

What part of the brain controls speech production?

Answer 29

Broca’s area.

Question 30

What is the term for a learned association between two stimuli?

Answer 30

Classical conditioning.

Question 31

What is the most widely used intelligence test?

Answer 31

WAIS (Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale).

Question 32

What is the main excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain? wheres it located?

Answer 32

Glutamate Central nervous system

Question 33

What type of reinforcement increases behavior by removing an unpleasant stimulus?

Answer 33

Negative reinforcement.

Question 34

What is the main inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain?

Answer 34

GABA.

Question 35

What brain structure controls heart rate and breathing?

Answer 35

Medulla.

Question 36

What is the brain’s ability to change and adapt called

Answer 36

Neuroplasticity.

Question 37

What personality test uses inkblots?

Answer 37

Rorschach test.

Question 38

Who conducted the "Little Albert" experiment?

Answer 38

John Watson.

Question 39

Who created the hierarchy of needs?

Answer 39

Abraham Maslow.

Question 40

What study tested people's willingness to obey authority figures?

Answer 40

Milgram experiment.

Question 41

What was the independent variable in Pavlov’s dog experiment?

Answer 41

Bell (or tone).

Question 42

Who conducted the Stanford Prison Experiment?

Answer 42

Philip Zimbardo.

Question 43

What term describes the ability to delay gratification, tested in the marshmallow experiment?

Answer 43

Self-control.

Question 44

Who proposed the idea of the collective unconscious?

Answer 44

Carl Jung.

Question 45

What is the name of Erik Erikson’s theory?

Answer 45

Psychosocial development.

Question 46

Who created the first psychology laboratory?

Answer 46

Wilhelm Wundt.

Question 47

What psychologist is famous for social learning theory and the Bobo doll experiment?

Answer 47

Albert Bandura.

Question 48

What is the name of Freud’s theory about personality structure?

Answer 48

Psychoanalysis.

Question 49

What are the three parts of the mind in Freud’s theory?

Answer 49

Id, Ego, Superego.

Question 50

What is the unconscious process of pushing unwanted thoughts out of awareness?

Answer 50

Repression.

Question 51

What is the term for accidentally saying something that reveals unconscious thoughts?

Answer 51

Freudian slip.

Question 52

what is the id

Answer 52

Id – The primitive, instinctual part of the mind. It operates on the pleasure principle, seeking immediate gratification (e.g., hunger, aggression, desires).

Question 53

What device did Skinner use to study behavior in animals?

Answer 53

Skinner box.

Question 54

What is a consequence that increases the likelihood of a behavior happening again?

Answer 54

Reinforcement.

Question 55

What is the term for decreasing a behavior by adding an unpleasant consequence?

Answer 55

Positive punishment.

Question 56

n Pavlov’s experiment, what was the unconditioned stimulus?

Answer 56

Food

Question 57

What was the conditioned stimulus in Pavlov’s experiment?

Answer 57

bell

Question 58

What term describes when a conditioned response fades over time?

Answer 58

Extinction.

Question 59

What term describes when a learned response suddenly reappears after extinction?

Answer 59

Spontaneous recovery.

Question 60

Which field of psychology studies changes in behavior and mental processes across a lifespan?

Answer 60

Developmental

Question 61

Which field of psychology focuses on diagnosing and treating mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders?

Answer 61

Clinical

Question 62

Which field of psychology examines how social influences affect individual behavior and thinking?

Answer 62

Social

Question 63

Which field of psychology studies how people learn and the best ways to teach them?

Answer 63

educational

Question 64

Which field of psychology applies psychological principles to the workplace to improve productivity and employee well-being?

Answer 64

Industrial-organizational (I/O) psychology

Question 65

Which field of psychology studies how people perceive, think, and remember information?

Answer 65

cognitive

Question 66

Which field of psychology explores the relationship between the brain, nervous system, and behavior?

Answer 66

biopsychology, nueropsychology

Question 67

Which field of psychology studies how genes and evolution influence behavior?

Answer 67

evolutionary psychology

Question 68

What is the ego

Answer 68

Ego – The rational, decision-making part. It operates on the reality principle, balancing the demands of the id and the superego.

Question 69

What is the superego

Answer 69

Superego – The moral conscience. It represents societal rules, morals, and ideals, pushing for perfection and suppressing the id’s impulses.