GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY 1 MODULES
1 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2026
A naturalist and philosopher who theorized about psychology's concepts. He suggested
that the soul and body are not separate and that knowledge grows from experience. -
AnswersAristotle
(Aristotle developed early theories about learning, memory, motivation, emotion,
perception, & personality)
Studied the "atoms of the mind" by conducting experiments at Leipzig, Germany, in
1879. - AnswersWilhelm Wundt
This work is considered the birth of psychology as we know it today. - AnswersWundt's
experiments at Leipzig, Germany in 1879.
He wrote an important 1890 psychology textbook. - AnswersWilliam James
James's student ________ became the APA's first female president. - AnswersMary
Calkins
The first woman to receive a Ph.D. in psychology - AnswersMargaret Floy Washburn
An Austrian physician who emphasized the importance of the unconscious mind and its
effects on human behavior. - AnswersSigmund Freud
Seeks to answer questions about how people think, feel, & act as they do -
Answerspsychological science
How the body and brain enables emotions? - Answersneuroscience
How the natural selection of traits the promotes the perpetuation of one's
genes? - Answersevolutionary
How much our genes and our environments influence our individual
differences? - Answersbehavioral genetics
How behavior springs from unconscious drives and conflicts? - AnswersPsychodynamic
It was, until the 1920s, defined as the science of mental life. - AnswersPsychology
These two emphasized the study of
1 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2026
A naturalist and philosopher who theorized about psychology's concepts. He suggested
that the soul and body are not separate and that knowledge grows from experience. -
AnswersAristotle
(Aristotle developed early theories about learning, memory, motivation, emotion,
perception, & personality)
Studied the "atoms of the mind" by conducting experiments at Leipzig, Germany, in
1879. - AnswersWilhelm Wundt
This work is considered the birth of psychology as we know it today. - AnswersWundt's
experiments at Leipzig, Germany in 1879.
He wrote an important 1890 psychology textbook. - AnswersWilliam James
James's student ________ became the APA's first female president. - AnswersMary
Calkins
The first woman to receive a Ph.D. in psychology - AnswersMargaret Floy Washburn
An Austrian physician who emphasized the importance of the unconscious mind and its
effects on human behavior. - AnswersSigmund Freud
Seeks to answer questions about how people think, feel, & act as they do -
Answerspsychological science
How the body and brain enables emotions? - Answersneuroscience
How the natural selection of traits the promotes the perpetuation of one's
genes? - Answersevolutionary
How much our genes and our environments influence our individual
differences? - Answersbehavioral genetics
How behavior springs from unconscious drives and conflicts? - AnswersPsychodynamic
It was, until the 1920s, defined as the science of mental life. - AnswersPsychology
These two emphasized the study of
