NVCC PSY 200-E43L EXAM 1 TEST PAPER 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ Functionalism. Answer: The study of the purpose that mental
processes serve
◉ which man believed consciousness was a stream? Answer:
William James
◉ Which man believed you could break consciousness into part.
Answer: Wilhelm Wundt
◉ Who is known as the founder of psychology and first to teach it
and open a lab?. Answer: Wilhelm Wundt
◉ What is the emphasis of Frauds psychoanalytic theory?. Answer:
The importance of unconscious mental processes.
◉ Who were the founders of humanistic psychology?. Answer:
Maslow and Rogers
, ◉ What is unconsciousness?. Answer: The part of the mind that
operates outside of awareness but that influences thoughts, feelings,
and actions
◉ What is cognitive psychology?. Answer: The scientific study of
mental processes including perception thought memory and
reasoning
◉ What is behavioral neuroscience?. Answer: An approach to
psychology that links psychological processes to activities in the
nervous system and other bodily processes
◉ What is evolutionary psychology?. Answer: Explains mind and
behavior in terms of the adaptive value fo abilities that are
preserved over time by natural selection
◉ What is empiricism?. Answer: The belief that accurate knowledge
can be acquired through observation
◉ what is the Scientific Method?. Answer: A procedure for finding
the truth by using empirical evidence
◉ What is a theory?. Answer: A hypothetical explanation of a natural
phenomenon
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ Functionalism. Answer: The study of the purpose that mental
processes serve
◉ which man believed consciousness was a stream? Answer:
William James
◉ Which man believed you could break consciousness into part.
Answer: Wilhelm Wundt
◉ Who is known as the founder of psychology and first to teach it
and open a lab?. Answer: Wilhelm Wundt
◉ What is the emphasis of Frauds psychoanalytic theory?. Answer:
The importance of unconscious mental processes.
◉ Who were the founders of humanistic psychology?. Answer:
Maslow and Rogers
, ◉ What is unconsciousness?. Answer: The part of the mind that
operates outside of awareness but that influences thoughts, feelings,
and actions
◉ What is cognitive psychology?. Answer: The scientific study of
mental processes including perception thought memory and
reasoning
◉ What is behavioral neuroscience?. Answer: An approach to
psychology that links psychological processes to activities in the
nervous system and other bodily processes
◉ What is evolutionary psychology?. Answer: Explains mind and
behavior in terms of the adaptive value fo abilities that are
preserved over time by natural selection
◉ What is empiricism?. Answer: The belief that accurate knowledge
can be acquired through observation
◉ what is the Scientific Method?. Answer: A procedure for finding
the truth by using empirical evidence
◉ What is a theory?. Answer: A hypothetical explanation of a natural
phenomenon
