PSYC 101 Elaborate Study
Questions with Correct Answers
| 2026 Edition
1. Psychology - ANSWER The scientific investigation of mental processes
and behavior
2. Where did psychology branch out from? - ANSWER Physiology and
Philosophy
3. Structuralism - ANSWER Focused on the structure of consciousness and
the mind (not identified with anymore)
4. 2 Structuralists - ANSWER Wundt and Titchener
5. Drawbacks to Naturalistic Observation - ANSWER researcher bias, only
descriptive so we can't know what causes what
6. Survey Research - ANSWER large sample, uses interviews and
questionnaires, focused on an attitude or behavior
7. Psyche is a Greek word meaning ____. - ANSWER Soul
8. In the scientific method, a hypothesis is _____ - ANSWER A proposed
explanation
,9. Before psychology became a recognized academic discipline, matters of the
mind were undertaken by those in ________. - ANSWER Philosophy
10.Wilhelm Wundt and Edward Titchener's approach to asking patients to look
inward and describe their feelings was a part of their broader strategy to
understand consciousness. This was called: - ANSWER Structuralism
11.________ is most well-known for proposing his hierarchy of needs. -
ANSWER Abraham Maslow
12.Rogers believed that providing genuineness, empathy, and ________ in the
therapeutic environment for his clients was critical to their being able to deal
with their problems. - ANSWER unconditional positive regard
13.True or false: cognitive psychology acknowledges internal mental states -
ANSWER true
14.True or false: cognitive psychology utilizes the scientific method -
ANSWER true
15.True or false: cognitive psychology includes research in perception,
language, and memory - ANSWER true
16.True or false: cognitive psychology emphasizes introspection - ANSWER
false
, 17.is the study of how people's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced
by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others - ANSWER social
psychology.
18.Susanna’s parents give her an allowance every day that her bed is made and
her room is picked up. her parents are utilizing principles of - ANSWER
classical conditioning
19.Does the psychology seek to study the ultimate biological causes of behavior
- ANSWER evolutionary psychology.
20.Vishnu’s parents giver her an allowance everyday her bed is made and her
room is picked up. her parents are utilizing principles of which school of
psychology - ANSWER behaviorism
21.In the late 19th century, this approach to psychology measured basic
elements of conscious experiences to provide scientific evidence to
understand the mind. - ANSWER structuralism
22.In the late 1800s, this approach examined how the mind operates and how
conscious thoughts in the mind have continually evolved since the beginning
of time. - ANSWER functionalism
23.Which school of thought examined mental processes that are in the
unconscious mind to explain behavior? - ANSWER psychodynamic
24.Which school of thought in the early 20th century focused on observable
behavior and relationships between stimuli and responses? - ANSWER
behaviorism
Questions with Correct Answers
| 2026 Edition
1. Psychology - ANSWER The scientific investigation of mental processes
and behavior
2. Where did psychology branch out from? - ANSWER Physiology and
Philosophy
3. Structuralism - ANSWER Focused on the structure of consciousness and
the mind (not identified with anymore)
4. 2 Structuralists - ANSWER Wundt and Titchener
5. Drawbacks to Naturalistic Observation - ANSWER researcher bias, only
descriptive so we can't know what causes what
6. Survey Research - ANSWER large sample, uses interviews and
questionnaires, focused on an attitude or behavior
7. Psyche is a Greek word meaning ____. - ANSWER Soul
8. In the scientific method, a hypothesis is _____ - ANSWER A proposed
explanation
,9. Before psychology became a recognized academic discipline, matters of the
mind were undertaken by those in ________. - ANSWER Philosophy
10.Wilhelm Wundt and Edward Titchener's approach to asking patients to look
inward and describe their feelings was a part of their broader strategy to
understand consciousness. This was called: - ANSWER Structuralism
11.________ is most well-known for proposing his hierarchy of needs. -
ANSWER Abraham Maslow
12.Rogers believed that providing genuineness, empathy, and ________ in the
therapeutic environment for his clients was critical to their being able to deal
with their problems. - ANSWER unconditional positive regard
13.True or false: cognitive psychology acknowledges internal mental states -
ANSWER true
14.True or false: cognitive psychology utilizes the scientific method -
ANSWER true
15.True or false: cognitive psychology includes research in perception,
language, and memory - ANSWER true
16.True or false: cognitive psychology emphasizes introspection - ANSWER
false
, 17.is the study of how people's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced
by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others - ANSWER social
psychology.
18.Susanna’s parents give her an allowance every day that her bed is made and
her room is picked up. her parents are utilizing principles of - ANSWER
classical conditioning
19.Does the psychology seek to study the ultimate biological causes of behavior
- ANSWER evolutionary psychology.
20.Vishnu’s parents giver her an allowance everyday her bed is made and her
room is picked up. her parents are utilizing principles of which school of
psychology - ANSWER behaviorism
21.In the late 19th century, this approach to psychology measured basic
elements of conscious experiences to provide scientific evidence to
understand the mind. - ANSWER structuralism
22.In the late 1800s, this approach examined how the mind operates and how
conscious thoughts in the mind have continually evolved since the beginning
of time. - ANSWER functionalism
23.Which school of thought examined mental processes that are in the
unconscious mind to explain behavior? - ANSWER psychodynamic
24.Which school of thought in the early 20th century focused on observable
behavior and relationships between stimuli and responses? - ANSWER
behaviorism
