Studies & Theories

Question 1

Piaget and Inhelder (1956)

Answer 1

Three Mountains Task examining child cognitive development.

Question 2

Gunderson et al. (2013)

Answer 2

Study on effects of parental praise on child development.

Question 3

Bartlett (1932)

Answer 3

War of the Ghosts study on reconstructive memory.

Question 4

Peterson and Peterson (1959)

Answer 4

Short-term Retention study on memory decay.

Question 5

Caspi et al. (2003)

Answer 5

Study on life stress influence on depression.

Question 6

Young (2007)

Answer 6

CBT treatment for Internet addiction.

Question 7

Damasio et al. (1994)

Answer 7

Study using Gage’s skull and a 3D brain model to assess damage.

Question 8

Sperry (1968)

Answer 8

Split Brain study on lateralized brain functions.

Question 9

Piliavin et al. (1969)

Answer 9

Good Samaritan study on helping behavior.

Question 10

Haney, Banks and Zimbardo (1973)

Answer 10

Simulated Prison study on the effects of perceived power.

Question 11

Bandura, Ross & Ross (1961)

Answer 11

Transmission of Aggression study on observational learning.

Question 12

Charlton et al. (2000)

Answer 12

Study on children’s playground behavior in relation to TV exposure.

Question 13

McCarley’s (1997)

Answer 13

Activation-Synthesis theory of dreaming.

Question 14

Freud (1909)

Answer 14

Little Hans study on phobia and psychoanalysis.

Question 15

Siffre (1973)

Answer 15

Study of human circadian rhythms during 6 months in a cave.

Question 16

Damasio et al. (1994)

Answer 16

Study on Phineas Gage’s brain injury using a 3D model.

Question 17

Bartlett (1932)

Answer 17

Theory of reconstructive memory.

Question 18

Atkinson and Shiffrin (1968)

Answer 18

Multi-Store Model of memory explaining how memory works.

Question 19

Dweck’s Mindset Theory

Answer 19

Fixed vs. growth mindset and its impact on learning.

Question 20

Kolberg’s (1958)

Answer 20

Theory of moral development stages.