Psychology Warm-Ups

1. PSYCHOLOGY WARM UPS

2. Day 1
• In what ways is Psychology a
science?

3. Day 2
• What do psychologists do? (jobs, tasks, job
settings)

4. Day 3
• What is the difference between a clinical
and counseling psychologist?

5. Day 4
Describe one new type of psychologist you
learned and one fact about it

6. Day 5
What did the ancient Greeks thought caused
mental problems? Why?

7. • Day 6:
What led to the birth of “modern
psychology” Why?

8. Day 7:
Who do you think had the most influence over
psychology’s history? Why?

9. • Day 7:
• Describe a real-life example of
behaviorism/reinforcement.

10. • Day 8:
• Why is research important (in psychology)?
Why do research?

11. • Day 8:
Why do scientists follow/use the scientific
method?

12. • Day 9:
Why do psychologists have to keep open minds
when drawing conclusions?

13. • Day 10:
• Why should a study be replicated? How can a
researcher replicate a study?

14. • Day 11:
• What is one possible problem with survey
results?

15. • Day 12:
How do psychologists choose a sample?

16. • Day 13
Give an example of a case study that
psychologists may conduct (you can make one
up!)

17. • Day 12:
Why may a laboratory observation method
yield more accurate results than naturalistic?

18. • Day 13:
What is the difference between an experimental
and a control group?

19. • Day 14:
How can the placebo effect complicate
research?

20. • Day 17:
Describe one aspect that must be considered
under ethical guidelines

21. Chapter 3
• Day 18:
Name anything you already know about the
human brain (scientifically speaking)

22. • Day 19:
• What is the central nervous system composed
of?

23. • Day 20 :
• What do neurotransmitters do?

24. • Day 20:
• What makes up the peripheral nervous
system?

25. • Day 21:
• What does the somatic nervous system do?

26. • Day 22:
• What does the autonomic nervous system do?

27. • Day 23:
• What are the three parts of the brain?

28. • Day 24:
What is the cerebellum?

29. • Day 25:
What does the cerebral cortex do?

30. • Day 26:
What do the association areas do?

31. • Day 27:
What is the purpose of the corpus callosum?

32. • Day 28:
Describe one method for studying the brain.

33. • Day 29:
• What are the function of hormones?

34. • Day 30:
What does the pituitary gland do?

35. • Day 28:
What can you learn about normal
development from Genie?

36. • Day 29:
• How do people who lose a sense
adapt?

37. • Day 30:
What does perception mean?

38. • Day 31:
How do we hear sound?

39. • Day 32:
Why can’t our brains multi-task?

40. • Day 33:
Why do we not hear as much noise the longer
we’re in a noisy place?

41. • Day 34:
What accounts for differences in absolute
thresholds for humans?

42. • Day 35:
• Why do people notice less the longer they are
in a place?

43. • Day 28:
What are two of your New Year’s
resolutions?

44. • Day 29:
What is one example of
consciousness?

45. • Day 30
• What is an example of an altered state of
consciousness?

46. • Day 1: Please USE NEW WARM-UP
BOOK!
• What do you think meditation and
hypnosis can be used for?

47. Day 2 (new warm-up book)
• What is a benefit of meditation?

48. Day 3
• Why don’t you think people in our culture
may not accept meditation or hypnosis, or
practice regularly? Would you recommend
this to people? Why or why not?

49. Day 4
• Do you think there is a drug problem among
teens? Why or why not?

50. Day 5
• Describe one category of drugs and their
effects

51. Day 6
• Why/how do people become addicted to
drugs?

52. Day 7
• What are some treatment options for drug
abusers?

53. Day 5
• Learning: Trial and error, practice,
observation, repetition, and verbal
instruction.
• Describe one of the ways above that you
learned something new (using your cell
phone, riding a bike, figuring out a new video
game, learn to swim, etc.)

54. Day 5
• What is a phobia? How can a phobia be
classically conditioned (learned through
pairing with a neutral stimulus)?

55. Day 6
• Describe an experience you had (or observed)
with training a pet or animal to do something.
How did you do it?

56. Day 7
• How can positive reinforcement influence
behavior? Negative reinforcement?

57. Day 8
• How have your parents and/or teachers used
principles of operant conditioning on you?
• Please describe the situation and outcome.

58. Day 8
• What have you learned by observing others or
from modeling? (What have you learned
without being reinforced)?

59. Day 9
• What is your happiest/greatest OR saddest
memory?

60. Day 10
• What type of memory would you be using
when you “know” how to ride your bike?
Why?

61. Day 10
• Why do you think you do not remember
everything from short-term memory to long-
term memory? In other words, why do you
quickly forget information in short-term
memory?

62. Day 11
• What are three examples of when and how
you use short-term memory?

63. Day 12
• What are some tips/techniques you use now
to remember information for a test, quiz, etc.?

64. Day 13
• What do you think it would be like to live with
amnesia?

65. Day 14
• What influences our memory? How/why can
our memories be false?

66. Day 14
• Describe an important milestone (important
accomplishment) or a “first” that you can
remember:
– What were the first words you spoke? The first
food you ate? Your first friend?

67. Day 15
• Which do you believe influences our behavior
more: heredity or environment? Why?

68. Day 16
• Describe an aspect of your personality from
childhood until now that has changed.

69. Day 17
• Name and describe at least 2 factors that can
affect a child’s physical development.

70. Day 18
• Picture in your head: What do you think
college will be like? Describe your dorm
room, classes, etc.

71. Day 19
What first-time physical, emotional, social,
intellectual experiences do people encounter in
their teen years?

72. Day 20
• How do you think boys would react if they
physically mature earlier than their peers?

73. Day 20
• Why do you think some people bully others,
especially during the adolescent years?

74. Day 21
• Why do you think many teens constantly
argue with their parents/guardians?

75. Day 22
• What is a clique? Are there cliques at this
school? Is a good or bad thing? Why or why
not?

76. Day 23
• What is an eating disorder? Why does this
start in the teen years?