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Psychology Jeopardy
Research Methods
100 – an in-depth observational study of one person (case study)
200 – the variable being measured in an experiment (dependent variable)
300 – neither the subject nor the experimenter knows what condition the subject is in (double blind)
400 --- Value of the correlation coefficient if there is no relationship between two factors (0)
500 – The tendency to think that we would have foreseen the outcome, once the outcome is revealed (hindsight bias)
Neurobiology
100 – part of the brain that controls fear and aggression (amygdala)
200 – Part of cerebral cortex that controls emotions and spatial abilities (right hemisphere)
300 – the sensory switchboard (thalamus)
400 – Part of the autonomic nervous system that maintains normal body functions and conserves resources
(parasympathetic)
500 – Composed of the hippocampus, hypothalamus, and amygdala (limbic system)
Development
100 – Studied cognitive development using the case study approach (Piaget)
200 – Children under 4 usually have this feature which is an inability to take another’s perspective. (egocentrism)
300 – Type of study that examines the same group of people at various stages in their lives (longitudinal)
400 – The conflict facing infants, according to Erikson (trust vs. mistrust)
500 – Person who criticized Kohlberg’s theory of moral development for basing it solely on male subjects. (Carol
Gilligan)
Sensation and Perception
100 – The part of the inner ear containing the hair cells (cochlea)
200 – The tendency for vision to dominate our senses (visual capture)
300 – A set of preconceived ideas influence how we perceive events (perceptual set)
400 – The just noticeable difference is a constant proportion of the strength of the original stimulus (Weber’s law)
500 – Distance of an object from our face is determined by how hard the muscles controlled our eyes must contract
to focus on the object (convergence)
Learning
100 – In Pavlov’s experiment, the tone was the _________ (CS)
200 – Using operant conditioning to reinforce behaviors that are successively closer to a goal behavior. (shaping)
300 – Psychologist who performed the Bobo doll study of observational learning (Bandura)
400 – Type of partial schedule of reinforcement exemplified by slot machines. (variable ratio)
500 -- The removal of a negative stimulus to increase the frequency of a behavior. For example, rewarding a
prisoner for good behavior by letting him out on parole. (negative reinforcement)
Memory and Thinking
100 – The tendency to remember the first and last words on a list (serial position effect)
200 – the process of getting information stored into memory (encoding)
300 – a best example of a particular concept (prototype)
400 – When old information interferes with the learning of new information (proactive interference)
500 – Judgment based on how well something fits a particular prototype (representativeness heuristic)
Intelligence and States of Consciousness
100 – Period of sleep in which muscles are relaxed but body is otherwise physiologically aroused. (REM)
200 – Sleep disorder that occurs during stage 4 sleep and is often mistaken for nightmares. (night terrors)
300 – A test that predicts how well you will learn something new in the future (aptitude test)
400 – Mallory designed a test for intelligence based on length of nose. This test would be extremely ________
(valid or reliable), but not particularly _______________(valid or reliable). (reliable, valid)
500 – A statistical method used to find related items on a test (factor analysis)
Personality
100 – According to Freud, the first psychosexual stage. (oral)
200 – The unconscious part of personality that operates on the pleasure principle. (id)
300 – The second level from the bottom on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs (safety)
400 – Bandura’s phrase for the idea that we influence our environments, and our environments influence us.
(reciprocal determinism)
500 – Studied by Seligman with dogs in electrified chambers from which they couldn’t escape, this is what happens
when animals feel they have no control over their situations (learned helplessness)
Disorders and Therapy
100 – Chronic feelings of worthlessness lasting over two weeks (major depression)
200 – Eliminating a behavior by pairing it with an unpleasant stimulus (aversive conditioning)
300 – Method encouraged by Rogers in which therapist rephrases patient’s thoughts. (active listening)
400 – Disorder in which patient constantly interprets normal body functions as physical disorders. (hypochondriasis)
500 – Using many different therapy styles (eclectic approach)
Motivation, Eating, and Social Psychology
100 – Working harder in front of an audience (social facilitation)
200 – part of the brain that, when stimulated, causes rats to eat (lateral hypothalamus)
300 – being motivated to perform a behavior for external reward (extrinsic motivation)
400 – Enhancement of prevailing tendencies of a group following discussion (group polarization)
500 – theory that states that we act to reduce discomfort caused when thoughts and actions don’t align (cognitive
dissonance theory)
Final Jeopardy
Give category—Freud
Make written wager.
Question (must write answer)
Name and describe 4 defense mechanisms.
(sublimation (channeling unacceptable urges into something socially acceptable), reaction formation (turning
unacceptable urges to their opposite) , rationalization (giving self-satisfying explanation for unacceptable urges),
displacement (taking out unacceptable impulses on less threatening target), projection (convincing yourself that your
own unacceptable urges are really someone elses), repression (motivated forgetting), regression (reverting to an
earlier stage of development))