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WGU C180 Final Exam (NEW 2026/ 2027 Update) Introduction to Psychology Guide | Questions & Answers | Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified Solutions)

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WGUl C180l Finall Examl (NEWl 2026/l
2027l Update)l Introductionl tol Psychologyl
Guidel |l Questionsl &l Answersl |l Gradel A|l
100%l Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)
QUESTION
Flynnl effect

Answer:
thel observationl thatl scoresl onl intelligencel testsl worldwidel havel increasedl substantiallyl
overl thel pastl decades.



QUESTION
Validity

Answer:
thel degreel tol whichl al testl orl otherl measurel ofl somel psychologicall constructl actuallyl
measuresl thatl construct



QUESTION
Reliability

Answer:
thel degreel tol whichl al testl keepsl producingl thel samel orl similarl resultsl overl repeatedl
testing.



QUESTION
Sirl Francisl Galton

Answer:

,al Britishl researcher,l whol isl oftenl thoughtl ofl asl thel fatherl ofl "mentall tests."l Inl thel
1880'sl hel foundedl thel fieldl ofl psychometricsl (thel sciencel ofl measuringl mentall
abilities),l createdl thel conceptl ofl correlationl andl wasl thel firstl tol applyl statisticall
methodsl tol thel studyl ofl humanl differences.



QUESTION
emotionl regulation

Answer:
thel abilityl tol controll andl productivelyl usel one'sl emotions.



QUESTION
affect

Answer:
Thel experiencel ofl feelingl orl emotion;l guidesl behavior,l helpsl usl makel decisions,l andl
hasl al majorl impactl onl ourl mentall andl physicall health.



QUESTION
emotion

Answer:
al mentall andl physiologicall feelingl statel thatl directsl ourl attentionl andl guidesl ourl
behavior;l lovel al child,l fearl forl safety,l guiltl forl beingl mean.



QUESTION
motivation

Answer:
al drivingl forcel thatl initiatesl andl directsl behaviorl Itl is.l biologicall i.e.l thel needl forl food,l
water,l andl sex.l Alsol thel needl forl sociall approval,l acceptance,l achievement

,QUESTION
Cannonl Bard

Answer:
emotionsl andl arousall occurl atl thel samel time;l asl wel becomel awarel ofl danger,l ourl
heartl ratel alsol increases.



QUESTION
Jamesl Lange

Answer:
ourl experiencel ofl anl emotionl isl thel resultl ofl thel arousall thatl wel experience;l fearl
occursl becausel ofl beatingl heart.



QUESTION
twol factorl theory

Answer:
thel arousall thatl wel experiencel isl basicallyl thel samel inl everyl emotion,l andl thatl alll
emotionsl (includingl thel basicl emotions)l arel differentiatedl onlyl byl ourl cognitivel
appraisall ofl thel sourcel ofl thel arousal;l emotionl =l arousall +l cognition.



QUESTION
misattributionl ofl arousal

Answer:
Thel tendencyl forl peoplel tol incorrectlyl labell thel sourcel ofl thel arousall thatl theyl arel
experiencing



QUESTION
excitationl transfer

Answer:

, thel phenomenonl thatl occursl whenl peoplel whol arel alreadyl experiencingl arousall froml
onel eventl tendl tol alsol experiencel unrelatedl emotionsl morel strongly.



QUESTION
cannonl bard

Answer:
emotionsl andl arousall generallyl arel subjectivelyl experiencedl together



QUESTION
Jamesl lange

Answer:
arousall isl necessaryl forl thel experiencel ofl emotion,l andl thel patternsl ofl arousall arel
differentl forl differentl emotions.



QUESTION
twol factorl model

Answer:
wel mayl interpretl thel samel patternsl ofl arousall differentlyl inl differentl situations.



QUESTION
basicl emotions

Answer:
anger,l disgust,l fear,l happiness,l sadness,l andl surprisel (andl somel psychologistsl alsol
includel contempt).l Helpsl usl makel rapidl judgmentsl aboutl stimulil andl tol quicklyl guidel
appropriatel behavior.



QUESTION
Nonverball communication

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