Statistics for General Knowledge: Psychology

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
He believed that our mind has three parts. Id, Ego and ______	Super-ego	94%
One of the most important man for the development of psychology is this Russian neurologist and psychologist. He is mostly known for his experiments with dogs:	Ivan Petrovich Pavlov	77%
This mental illness is a mood disorder characterized by periods of depression and periods of abnormally elevated happiness. It was previously known as manic depression. How is it called now?	Bipolar Disorder	74%
Freud also said that every young boy hates his father and wants to have sex with his mother. How do we call this phenomenon?	Oedipus complex	70%
If held hostage, one can have a condition in which one develops a bond with their captor. This syndrome was named after one European capital. Which one?	Stockholm Syndrome	68%
Let's talk about him for a bit more. Do you know where was he from?	Austria-Hungary	66%
One of the most important terms when it comes to our brains is intelligence. What does the abbreviation "IQ" mean?	Intelligence Quotient	66%
Our memory is a precious thing for us, of course. But how is a memory loss medically called?	Amnesia	61%
In 1971 at one American University, Philip Zimbard designed maybe the most famous (and very controversial) psychological experiment. Young men were assorted to be either guards or prisoners in a simulation of prison life. How is this experiment commonly referred to?	Stanford Prison Experiment	61%
Which psychological discipline was established in the 19. century by Sigmund Freud?	Psychoanalysis	60%
Our mind is truly beautiful. It is possible for us to be aware of the fact that we are dreaming. How is this form of dreaming called?	Lucid Dreaming	51%
Hypnosis is fascinating. The word "hypnosis" comes from Greek hypnos, so what does that mean?	Sleep	36%
Which greek letter is commonly associated with this field of study?	Psi	35%
And finally, let's look into pop culture. Do you know the name of the Oscar winning movie directed by Milos Forman that took place in a psychiatric hospital?	One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest	28%
And who starred in this movie as Randle McMurphy?	Jack Nicholson	22%
Who was listed as the most influential psychologist of the 20th century? (According to a 2002 survey; Hint: He was a Harvard proffesor)	B. F. Skinner	20%
And how would you call an emotionally stable extrovert?	Sanguine	13%
Carl Gustav Jung was a Swiss psychiatrist who made a great contribution to the research of schizophrenia. Which branch of psychology did he found?	Analytical Psychology	9%
One of these four body fluids was black bile, which was associated with emotionally unstable introverts. How was it called?	Melancholia	5%
In Ancient Greece, it was believed that our temperament is a result of a unique mix of four body fluids in our body. Who came up with that idea?	Hippocrates of Kos	2%