PSYC-110N WEEK 8 FINAL PROJECT 2026/2027 | Psychology
Yearbook | General Psychology | Graded A | Pass
Guaranteed - A+ Graded
Section 1: Major Psychological Perspectives & Key Theorists (Q1-12)
Q1. Which perspective in psychology emphasizes how unconscious conflicts and early
childhood experiences shape behavior and personality?
A. The cognitive perspective
B. The behavioral perspective
C. The psychodynamic perspective [CORRECT]
D. The humanistic perspective
Rationale: The psychodynamic perspective, founded by Sigmund Freud, focuses on
unconscious drives, early psychosexual development, and the dynamic interplay among
id, ego, and superego. Distractor analysis: The cognitive perspective studies mental
processes; behaviorism focuses on observable behavior; humanism emphasizes growth
potential.
Correct Answer: C
Q2. A therapist believes that a client's depression stems from maladaptive thought
patterns and cognitive distortions such as catastrophizing and all-or-nothing thinking.
This therapist is operating from which psychological perspective?
A. The psychodynamic perspective
B. The biological perspective
C. The cognitive perspective [CORRECT]
D. The evolutionary perspective
Rationale: The cognitive perspective, advanced by Aaron Beck and Albert Ellis, examines
how distorted thinking patterns, schemas, and information processing contribute to
,psychological disorders. Distractor analysis: Biological perspectives focus on
neurotransmitters and brain structures; psychodynamic perspectives focus on
unconscious conflicts; evolutionary perspectives focus on adaptive functions.
Correct Answer: C
Q3. Wilhelm Wundt is credited with establishing the first psychology laboratory in 1879.
Which perspective did Wundt primarily champion?
A. Functionalism
B. Structuralism [CORRECT]
C. Behaviorism
D. Gestalt psychology
Rationale: Wundt founded structuralism, which used introspection to analyze the basic
elements (structures) of conscious experience, such as sensations and feelings.
Distractor analysis: William James championed functionalism; John Watson founded
behaviorism; Wertheimer, Koffka, and Köhler established Gestalt psychology.
Correct Answer: B
Q4. A psychologist studies how natural selection has shaped human mate preferences
and fear responses to snakes and heights. Which perspective guides this research?
A. The sociocultural perspective
B. The evolutionary perspective [CORRECT]
C. The humanistic perspective
D. The biopsychosocial perspective
Rationale: The evolutionary perspective examines how natural selection and adaptation
have influenced psychological traits and behaviors that enhanced survival and
reproduction. Distractor analysis: Sociocultural perspectives examine cultural
influences; humanism focuses on self-actualization; biopsychosocial integrates multiple
factors but is not specifically focused on evolutionary mechanisms.
Correct Answer: B
, Q5. In the "Psychology Yearbook" project, a student profiles a graduate who believes
people are inherently good and motivated toward self-actualization, emphasizing
unconditional positive regard in relationships. Which theorist's ideas are reflected in this
profile?
A. Sigmund Freud
B. B.F. Skinner
C. Carl Rogers [CORRECT]
D. Albert Bandura
Rationale: Carl Rogers, a founder of humanistic psychology, proposed that people
possess an innate tendency toward self-actualization and that unconditional positive
regard fosters psychological growth. Distractor analysis: Freud emphasized
unconscious conflict; Skinner focused on operant conditioning; Bandura studied
observational learning and self-efficacy.
Correct Answer: C
Q6. A "Psychology Yearbook" graduate profile describes someone who explains their
friend's lateness as due to traffic but their own lateness as due to being a careless
person. This illustrates which cognitive bias?
A. The fundamental attribution error
B. The self-serving bias
C. The actor-observer bias [CORRECT]
D. The confirmation bias
Rationale: The actor-observer bias refers to the tendency to attribute one's own behavior
to situational factors while attributing others' behavior to dispositional factors.
Distractor analysis: Fundamental attribution error is the general tendency to
overemphasize dispositional explanations for others' behavior; self-serving bias
attributes success internally and failure externally; confirmation bias seeks confirming
evidence.
Correct Answer: C
Yearbook | General Psychology | Graded A | Pass
Guaranteed - A+ Graded
Section 1: Major Psychological Perspectives & Key Theorists (Q1-12)
Q1. Which perspective in psychology emphasizes how unconscious conflicts and early
childhood experiences shape behavior and personality?
A. The cognitive perspective
B. The behavioral perspective
C. The psychodynamic perspective [CORRECT]
D. The humanistic perspective
Rationale: The psychodynamic perspective, founded by Sigmund Freud, focuses on
unconscious drives, early psychosexual development, and the dynamic interplay among
id, ego, and superego. Distractor analysis: The cognitive perspective studies mental
processes; behaviorism focuses on observable behavior; humanism emphasizes growth
potential.
Correct Answer: C
Q2. A therapist believes that a client's depression stems from maladaptive thought
patterns and cognitive distortions such as catastrophizing and all-or-nothing thinking.
This therapist is operating from which psychological perspective?
A. The psychodynamic perspective
B. The biological perspective
C. The cognitive perspective [CORRECT]
D. The evolutionary perspective
Rationale: The cognitive perspective, advanced by Aaron Beck and Albert Ellis, examines
how distorted thinking patterns, schemas, and information processing contribute to
,psychological disorders. Distractor analysis: Biological perspectives focus on
neurotransmitters and brain structures; psychodynamic perspectives focus on
unconscious conflicts; evolutionary perspectives focus on adaptive functions.
Correct Answer: C
Q3. Wilhelm Wundt is credited with establishing the first psychology laboratory in 1879.
Which perspective did Wundt primarily champion?
A. Functionalism
B. Structuralism [CORRECT]
C. Behaviorism
D. Gestalt psychology
Rationale: Wundt founded structuralism, which used introspection to analyze the basic
elements (structures) of conscious experience, such as sensations and feelings.
Distractor analysis: William James championed functionalism; John Watson founded
behaviorism; Wertheimer, Koffka, and Köhler established Gestalt psychology.
Correct Answer: B
Q4. A psychologist studies how natural selection has shaped human mate preferences
and fear responses to snakes and heights. Which perspective guides this research?
A. The sociocultural perspective
B. The evolutionary perspective [CORRECT]
C. The humanistic perspective
D. The biopsychosocial perspective
Rationale: The evolutionary perspective examines how natural selection and adaptation
have influenced psychological traits and behaviors that enhanced survival and
reproduction. Distractor analysis: Sociocultural perspectives examine cultural
influences; humanism focuses on self-actualization; biopsychosocial integrates multiple
factors but is not specifically focused on evolutionary mechanisms.
Correct Answer: B
, Q5. In the "Psychology Yearbook" project, a student profiles a graduate who believes
people are inherently good and motivated toward self-actualization, emphasizing
unconditional positive regard in relationships. Which theorist's ideas are reflected in this
profile?
A. Sigmund Freud
B. B.F. Skinner
C. Carl Rogers [CORRECT]
D. Albert Bandura
Rationale: Carl Rogers, a founder of humanistic psychology, proposed that people
possess an innate tendency toward self-actualization and that unconditional positive
regard fosters psychological growth. Distractor analysis: Freud emphasized
unconscious conflict; Skinner focused on operant conditioning; Bandura studied
observational learning and self-efficacy.
Correct Answer: C
Q6. A "Psychology Yearbook" graduate profile describes someone who explains their
friend's lateness as due to traffic but their own lateness as due to being a careless
person. This illustrates which cognitive bias?
A. The fundamental attribution error
B. The self-serving bias
C. The actor-observer bias [CORRECT]
D. The confirmation bias
Rationale: The actor-observer bias refers to the tendency to attribute one's own behavior
to situational factors while attributing others' behavior to dispositional factors.
Distractor analysis: Fundamental attribution error is the general tendency to
overemphasize dispositional explanations for others' behavior; self-serving bias
attributes success internally and failure externally; confirmation bias seeks confirming
evidence.
Correct Answer: C
