is a psychological phenomenon demonstrating interference in reaction time of a task. First described in the 1930s by psychologist John Ridley Stroop
• The Stroop effect
The gender experiment conducted by
John Money
a twin boy raised as a girl following a botched circumcision.
David Reimer
a psychologist, conducted experiments on rhesus monkeys in the 1970s
Harry Harlow
was a device designed to induce depression-like behaviors in monkeys.
Pit of Despair
claimed that he had a “cure” for homosexuality, and in 1969 he was given a chance to test his theory with immunity
Dr. Aubrey Levin
It is a program implemented in ____ during Apartheid by Dr. Aubrey Levin, centered around attempts to change the sexual orientation of gay and lesbian soldiers in the military
south africa
It was conducted by _________ in the 1890s and published his results in 1897. this experiment aimed to study the classical conditioning in dogs.
Russian Physiologist Ivan Pavlov
refers to the process of an automatic, conditioned response that is paired with a specific stimulus.
Classical conditioning
experimenters: university of chicago's scientists dr. Inbal Benmai Bartal, Dr. Jean Decety, and Dr. Peggy Mason
empathy and pro-social behavior in Rats (2011)
was interested in seeing if the adult brain was capable of neuroplasticity
Edward Taub
Taub runs the Institute for Behavioral Research (IBR), a federally funded laboratory in ____ In the summer of 1981, PETA’s founder, Ingrid Newkirk, leafed through the pages of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s list of laboratories,
Silver Spring, Maryland
The monkeys used were ____ and Taub was charged with ____, but his conviction was overturned.
Philippine-born macaque monkeys & 17 counts of animal cruelty
This skill is known as ' _________ ' . There is evidence that birds have this skill as it helps in their survival.
symbolic representation
This study was conducted by an animal psychologist, ________. She was also a research associate lecturing at Harvard University in Cambridge, MA
Doctor Irene Pepperberg
is the condition of a human or animal that has learned to behave helplessly