AP Psychology Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. Coined the term "Taste Aversion" which he states is an innate survival skill that allows animals and humans to determine if their food is safe to eat (not poisonous)
  2. 3. A humanistic psychologist who became famous for his "Client-centered approach"
  3. 6. Known for his theory of intelligence which composes of three elements analytical intelligence, creative intelligence, and practical intelligence.
  4. 7. Famous for her research on parenting styles (Authoritarian, Permissive, Authoritative)
  5. 8. Regarded as the father of "Cognitive Therapy" a theory that focuses on changing negative thoughts and in turn changing behavior associated with those thoughts
  6. 9. Proposed the "cognitive dissonance theory" which states that people experience tension when their beliefs do not match their behaviors.
  7. 13. Her work contributed to the development of attachment theory. She is known for her "Strange Situation" experiment.
  8. 16. Known for her work in gender difference psychology which deals with how men and women think differently, particularly in situations which deal with morality.
  9. 17. Developed the "Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy" which helps clients change any irrational beliefs they may have
  10. 20. Conducted the famous "Rosenhan experiment" which tested test if psychiatrists could reliably tell the difference between people who are sane and those who are insane.
  11. 23. A developmental psychologist known for his eight stages of psychosocial development
  12. 24. Known for his "Wire Mother Experiment" and his theory of love. He came to the conclusion that parental love and affection is important for normal childhood development
  13. 25. Cited as one of the founders of functionalism, a school of psychology that focuses on purpose of consciousness and different behaviors.
  14. 26. Father of psychoanalysis, the focus of underlying factors that determine ones emotions and behavior
Down
  1. 1. A behaviorist who believes that psychology should be a science of observation. He is also known for the "Little Albert" experiment
  2. 2. He is best known for his theory of multiple intelligence. He views intelligence as different abilities that come in a variety of ways.
  3. 4. Famous for his studies on facial expressions and how it links to emotion. States that micro-expressions can betray someone when he/she lies.
  4. 5. Established the "Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve" which demonstrated that information is lost very quickly when first learnt however, over time information is stored and is not so easily forgotten
  5. 8. French psychologist who designed the first intelligence test. The Standford-Binet IQ test is a revision of Binet's original work.
  6. 10. Focuses on positive psychology and has become known for his theory of learned helplessness, the hopelessness one feels or learns when one is unable to avoid repeated negative events
  7. 11. Known for his theory and proposed stages of moral development
  8. 12. Proposed the social-cognitive perspective on personality which states that our behavior is influenced by interactions between people's traits and environment
  9. 14. Known for his study in childhood development he believed that children go through stages of cognitive development in which their understanding of the world change with every stage
  10. 15. Has shown that a child's temperament will be stable over time and that a child's behavior can predict how that child will act in the future
  11. 18. A psychologist who dealt with language development. He believed in the theory of language acquisition, the innate ability to develop and comprehend language
  12. 19. Known for his "Conformity Experiment" where he investigated how social pressure from a majority group could affect a person to conform
  13. 21. Famous for his research on hypnosis and pain control. He believed that hypnosis involved dissociation, a split between different levels of consciousness
  14. 22. Known for her studies in human memory. She has done numerous research on misinformation effect, eyewitness memory, and false memories