Enjoyment of Fear and Psychological Responses Quiz

Adrenaline is released in response to stress, triggering the fight-or-flight response.

Arachnophobia is the irrational fear of spiders and other arachnids.

Dopamine is a neurotransmitter associated with pleasure, reward, and motivation.

Social anxiety is the fear of being negatively judged or evaluated by others.

The fundamental attribution error is the tendency to overemphasize internal characteristics when explaining the behavior of others, while underemphasizing external factors.

The illusion of control is the tendency to overestimate one's ability to control events.

Masahiro Mori proposed the concept of the 'uncanny valley' in robotics and human-robot interaction.

Ivan Pavlov developed the concept of classical conditioning through his experiments with dogs.

Agoraphobia is the fear of situations or places that might cause panic, helplessness, or embarrassment.

Abraham Maslow proposed the hierarchy of needs theory in psychology.

Social facilitation is the tendency for people to perform better on simple tasks and worse on complex tasks when in the presence of others.

The amygdala, located in the brain's temporal lobe, is primarily responsible for the processing of emotions.

Martin Seligman is known for his research on learned helplessness and its implications for depression.

Philip Zimbardo proposed and conducted the Stanford prison experiment to investigate the psychological effects of perceived power and authority in a simulated prison environment.

B.F. Skinner proposed the theory of operant conditioning, which is a method of learning that occurs through rewards and punishments for behavior.