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Which psychologist investigated obedience using electric shocks while a professor at Yale?
Stanley Milgram
Wilhelm Wundt
Maslow
Freud
2
Who invented the operant conditioning chamber, which was a box that was nicknamed after them?
Mandy Galli
Stanley Milgram
B. F. Skinner
Jean Piaget
3
What actress in the Star Wars franchise graduated Harvard University in 2003 with her bachelors in psychology?
Shelagh Fraser
Carrie Fischer
Daisy Ridley
Natalie Portman
4
Which neurotransmitter is linked to pleasure and reward?
Norepinephrine
Acetylcholine
Dopamine
Histamine
5
The three main types of psychology a professional can practice are: social, cognitive, and ____
Motivation
Medical
Personality
Behavioral
6
What psychologist is known for their work with dogs salivation?
Pavlov
Watson
Freud
Hovland
7
What is the term for the tendency to perceive the structure of a scene as being a continuous whole?
Continuity
Similarity
Proximity
Closure
8
What does APA stand for?
American Psychiatrist Association
American Psychological Association
American Psychology Association
American Psychiatric Association
9
What year did APA issue an apology for its contributions to systemic racism?
2019
2020
2021
2015
10
Big 5 personality traits are: openness to experience, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and ___
Nepotism
Nervousness
Neuroticism
Niceness
11
Where can you find the Freud's House (now Museum) where he spent his last year of life?
Austria
France
Belgium
London
12
BF Skinner was sued by his wife for having an affair with his research assistant Rosalind Rayner
True
False
13
Which effect refers to the tendency of individuals to alter their behavior in response to awareness of being observed?
Hawthorne Effect
Bystander Effect
Awareness Effect
Mirror Effect
14
What is the only of the 12 systems of the human body that starts with the letter “L?”
Lymphatic
Laparoscopy
Larynx
Ligamental
15
Which of the following is not one of the basic tastes?
Sweet
Salty
Spicy
Umami
16
What experiment tests human behavior is largely based upon social imitation rather than inherited genetic factors?
The Sultan Chimpanzee Experiment
Zajonc’s Cockroach Experiment
Bobo Doll Experiment
Stanford Prison Experiment
17
What’s the term for adapting to a new culture?
Assimilation
Alteration
Acculturation
Adaptation
18
What was the name of the study that Watson and his assistant Rosalind Rayner are known for?
Milgram Study
Small Alfred Study
Puzzle Box Study
Little Albert Study
19
Who is known for social cognitive theory and self-efficacy??
Albert Bandura
Albert Pujols
Stanley Milgram
Jean Piaget
20
What is the mental action of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses?
Cognition
Awareness
Learning
Implicit
21
PTSD stands for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
True
False
22
What field of psychology is the study of measurements? (ie IQ test, etc)
Psychopathology
Psychotherapy
Psychiatry
Psychometrics
23
What chemical known as the “feel-good chemical” do SSRIs increase in the brain?
Melatonin
Serotonin
Oxytocin
Dopamine
24
________ psychology is often utilized to enhance athlete performance.
Exercise
Athletic
Physical
Sports
25
Piaget introduced the term "object permanence" to describe the ability to understand that...
Objects can change shape without changing quantity
Objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen or heard
26
Prozac is the brand name for Sertraline
False
True
27
Which area of psychology focuses on improving workplace productivity and employee satisfaction?
Social
Educational
Clinical
Industrial-Organizational
28
Psychology can be used in marketing to understand consumer behavior
True
False
29
Psychology interest club is the best club on campus
False
True
30
What type of conditioning involves externally reinforcing or punishing behavior?
Classical
Operant
31
Erik Erikson developed psychosocial, developmental stages
False
True
32
Which industry frequently employs psychologists to design user-friendly interfaces and enhance user experience?
Technology
Automotive
Construction
33
Who is the famous psychoanalyst responsible for concepts like “synchronicity” and “introversion vs. extroversion?”
B. F. Skinner
Louis Thurstone
Jean Piaget
Carl Jung
34
The four major lobes of the brain are frontal, parietal, occipital, and _____?
Temporal
Prefrontal
Cerebellum
Ínsula
35
What does SAD stand for?
Seasonal Affective Disorder
Stability Altered Disorder
Serotonin Adaption Disorder
Sick Airplane Dude
36
In the monkey love experiment by Harry Harlow, the surrogate mother was made of silk pillowcases
False
True
37
Who is widely considered the father of genetics?
Watson
Milgram
Mendel
Freud
38
Cognitive behavioral therapy is used to treat depression and anxiety
True
False
39
Maslow developed and popularized the hierarchy of ____
Needs
Family
Trust
Friends
40
What part of the brain processes visual information?
Temporal lobe
Occipital lobe
Frontal lobe
Parietal lobe
41
Personality is the term for unique and consistent behavior patterns
False
True
42
When is our St Patrick Donation Drive?
April 3-April 12
We are hosting a donation drive?
April 1-April 10
March 29-April 5
43
Heuristic is the term for a mental shortcut in thinking
False
True
44
Who is the father of psychology?
B. F. Skinner
Wilhelm Wundt
Alfred Binet
Freud
45
What two psychological complexes does Freud identify in young children?
Electra and oedipus
Oedipus and ares
Eros and dionysus
Hestia and chronos
46
Gordon Allport is considered one of the founding fathers of this kind of psychology
Cognitive psychology
School psychology
Health psychology
Social psychology
47
Which part of the nervous system is responsible for the fight-or-flight response during stressful situations?
Peripheral nervous system
Parasympathetic nervous system
Central nervous system
Sympathetic nervous system
48
Schemes can be thought of as organized patterns of thoughts and actions
False
True
49
Fake inmates and prison guards received $15 a day to participate in Zimbardo’s infamous study at what university?
Yale
Stanford
Princeton
Columbia
50
In DSM-5, the D and S stand for Diagnostic and Stability
True
False