Doc Lobe Game Lab · Quiz bowl

It's Psychology!

The quiz bowl for psychology classes. Teams from classes, schools, universities and states go head to head in fast-paced rounds of toss-ups, bonuses, lightning questions and a championship finale, then post their scores on the standings board.

Host a live match Start a school challenge See the standings

How it works

Two ways to play

Questions come from every Doc Lobe lesson: brain and biology, development, research and measurement, personality and theorists, social and multicultural psychology, careers and counseling, and history and justice. Everything works offline from the Doc Lobe flash drive.

In one room

Live match

Two or three teams face off on a projector, just like a TV quiz bowl. A host runs four rounds. Teams buzz in with their keyboard key or a tap on the screen.

Set up a live match

Class vs. class · school vs. school · state vs. state

School challenge

Create a challenge code and share it. Every team that enters the same code gets the same questions in the same order, so classes anywhere can compete fairly, even on different days. Report your score to join the standings.

Start a challenge

The four rounds of a live match

Round 1Warm-up

Each team gets its own questions in turn. 10 points each. If a team misses, the others can buzz in to steal for 5.

Round 2Toss-ups and bonuses

Everyone can buzz. A correct toss-up earns 10 points and a bonus question worth 10 more for that team alone.

Round 3Lightning round

Each team picks a category and answers as many questions as it can in 60 seconds. 10 points each.

Round 4Championship

Toss-ups worth 20. A wrong answer costs 10, so think before you buzz. Ties go to sudden death.

Live match

Host a live match

Put this page on a projector. The host reads each question aloud, teams buzz, and the host marks answers by tapping the choice the team gives.

School challenge

Challenge another class, school or state

One team plays a fixed set of 25 questions, 20 seconds each. A correct answer earns 10 points plus up to 5 bonus points for speed. Share your code so other teams can play the exact same set, then report your score.

Standings

It's Psychology! standings

Level

Standings list results reported through the score report form after Doc Lobe checks each result code. Scores compare teams that played the same challenge code most fairly.

Rules and fair play

Rules for hosts and coaches

Buzzing

Team keys: Team 1 A, Team 2 G, Team 3 L, or tap the big buttons.
The first team to buzz answers. Teams have 5 seconds to start their answer.
Teams may confer on bonus and lightning questions, but not on toss-ups.

School challenges

One device per team, played in one sitting.
No notes, phones or searching during play.
The coach reports the score and result code on the form.
Use team names, never student names.

Learning first

Every answer comes with a short explanation.
Review missed questions together after the match.
Each question links back to a Doc Lobe lesson, so teams can study before a rematch.

Leagues and tournaments

Want to run a league for your district, college system or state? Email doclobe23@gmail.com to set up a season, divisions and a championship.

It's Psychology! is a Doc Lobe game inspired by long-running televised quiz bowls for student teams. It is not affiliated with any television program.