5 More Psychology Trivia Questions (Day 19)

Here are 5 more psychology trivia questions and another psychology joke we found online. Enjoy!

91. “Flight of” WHAT is often used to describe the way that people in the midst of a manic episode quickly shift from one thought to the next while speaking.

92. What 20th-century Russian psychologist developed his theory of the zone of proximal development, or ZPD, where the ability of a novice to accomplish something is compared to what can be accomplished by someone with more specific knowledge?

93. What 18th-century English physician with a “B” name wrote “A Treatise On Madness” in 1758, the first full-length book about treating mental illness? His last name sounds like an informal animalistic adjective for people who act rather erratically or eccentrically.

94. If you're down with O.C.C., you're probably familiar with the classical conditioning "box" created by what Harvard behaviorist?

95. During a clinical assessment, a psychiatrist may use an imaging technique known as a PET scan to look at the brain. What does PET stand for?

Answers:

91: Ideas

92: Lev Vygotsky

93: William Battie

94: B.F. Skinner

95: Positron Emission Tomography

Psychology Joke of the Day:

19. The reason I talk to myself is because I’m the only one whose answers I accept.

(Joke by George Carlin)

– From the Watercoolertrivia.com article “119 Psychology Trivia Questions Ranked from Easiest to Hardest (Updated for 2024)” at www.watercoolertrivia.com/trivia-questions/psychology-trivia-questions and a compilation by David Deslauriers at www.linkedin.com/pulse/twenty-mental-health-jokes-humorous-quotes-david-deslauriers