WGU C180 Foundations of Psychology
Test Bank | Practice Questions and
Answers for Students (2026)
‣ Structuralism . Answer: used introspection to study the structure of the
human mind
‣ Introspection . Answer: the act of looking into one's own thoughts and
feelings
‣ theorists of structuralism . Answer: Wilhelm wundt
‣ Functionalism . Answer: Wanted to know how individuals adapt to the
world and why humans think feel and behave
‣ Theorists related to functionalism . Answer: William james Charles
darwin
‣ Gesalt School of Psychology . Answer: Considered behavior parts of a
whole instead of individually
‣ Behaviorism . Answer: Focus on how a stimulus evokes a specific
response
, ‣ Theorists related to Gesalt . Answer: Max wertheimer
‣ Theorists related to behaviorism . Answer: Ivan Pavlov
‣ Psychodynamic School of Thought . Answer: Believed mind is
separated into id ego and super ego and that some are conscious and
some are unconscious
‣ Theorists related to psychodynamic . Answer: Sigmeud Freud
‣ Sigmeud Freud believed . Answer: Behavior is shaped by unconscious
factors and well as parents beliefs
‣ psychodynamic theory . Answer: unconscious forces determine
behavior
‣ humanistic psychology . Answer: assumes people have positive values
and free will
‣ Theorists related to humanistic psychology . Answer: Abraham
maslow Carl rogers
‣ Psychotherapy . Answer: helps people learn to change so that they can
cope with troublesome thoughts, feelings, and behaviors
Test Bank | Practice Questions and
Answers for Students (2026)
‣ Structuralism . Answer: used introspection to study the structure of the
human mind
‣ Introspection . Answer: the act of looking into one's own thoughts and
feelings
‣ theorists of structuralism . Answer: Wilhelm wundt
‣ Functionalism . Answer: Wanted to know how individuals adapt to the
world and why humans think feel and behave
‣ Theorists related to functionalism . Answer: William james Charles
darwin
‣ Gesalt School of Psychology . Answer: Considered behavior parts of a
whole instead of individually
‣ Behaviorism . Answer: Focus on how a stimulus evokes a specific
response
, ‣ Theorists related to Gesalt . Answer: Max wertheimer
‣ Theorists related to behaviorism . Answer: Ivan Pavlov
‣ Psychodynamic School of Thought . Answer: Believed mind is
separated into id ego and super ego and that some are conscious and
some are unconscious
‣ Theorists related to psychodynamic . Answer: Sigmeud Freud
‣ Sigmeud Freud believed . Answer: Behavior is shaped by unconscious
factors and well as parents beliefs
‣ psychodynamic theory . Answer: unconscious forces determine
behavior
‣ humanistic psychology . Answer: assumes people have positive values
and free will
‣ Theorists related to humanistic psychology . Answer: Abraham
maslow Carl rogers
‣ Psychotherapy . Answer: helps people learn to change so that they can
cope with troublesome thoughts, feelings, and behaviors
