Psychology 101 Exam 1 Study Revision
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Questions with Correct Answers (2025-
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2026)
Psychology ]- ]correct ]answer: ]The ]scientific ]investigation ]of ]mental ]processes ]and ]behavior
Where ]did ]psychology ]branch ]out ]from? ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Physiology ]and ]Philosophy
Structuralism ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Focused ]on ]the ]structure ]of ]consciousness ]and ]the ]mind ]
(not ]identified ]with ]anymore)
2 ]Structuralists ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Wundt ]and ]Titchener
Functionalism ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Focused ]on ]the ]function ]of ]the ]mind ]in ]helping ]people ]adapt ]to ]
their ]environment ](not ]identified ]with ]anymore)
2 ]Functionalists ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Darwin ]and ]James
3 ]Broad ]ways ]of ]understanding ]psychological ]phenomena ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Theoretical ]Propositi
ons, ]Shared ]Metaphors, ]Accepted ]Methods ]of ]Observation
Modern ]Perspectives ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Psychodynamic, ]Behaviorist, ]Cognitive, ]Evolutionary
Psychodynamic ]- ]correct ]answer: ]started ]by ]Sigmund ]Freud; ]case ]studies, ]not ]easy ]to ]test ]or ]pro
ve ]because ]of ]small ]sample ]size
, Behaviorist ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Ivan ]Pavlov ]and ]B.F. ]Skinner; ]mental ]processes ]are ]byproducts ]of ]e
nvironmental ]events; ]experiment
Behaviorist ]Metaphor ]- ]correct ]answer: ]People ]are ]like ]machines
Cognitive ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Wundt; ]focuses ]on ]how ]people ]perceive, ]process ]and ]retrieve ]inform
ation ](Perspective)
Cognitive ]Metaphor ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Brain ]like ]a ]computer
Evolutionary ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Darwin; ]behaviors ]have ]come ]about ]because ]they ]helped ]our ]anc
estors ]survive
Evolutionary ]Metaphor ]- ]correct ]answer: ]runners ]in ]a ]race
Biopsychology ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Physical ]bases ]of ]psychological ]phenomena ](sub-discipline)
Developmental ]psychology ]- ]correct ]answer: ]How ]thought, ]feeling, ]and ]behavior ]develops ]throu
gh ]life ]span
Social ]Psychology ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Influence ]of ]real ]or ]imagined ]others ]influence ]on ]the ]individ
ual
Industrial/
Organizational ]Psychology ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Human ]behavior ]within ]an ]organization ]as ]well ]as ]or
ganizational ]problems ](sub-discipline)
Educational ]Psychology ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Psychological ]processes ]in ]learning ]environments ](sub-
discipline)
] ] ] ] ] ]
Questions with Correct Answers (2025-
] ] ] ]
2026)
Psychology ]- ]correct ]answer: ]The ]scientific ]investigation ]of ]mental ]processes ]and ]behavior
Where ]did ]psychology ]branch ]out ]from? ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Physiology ]and ]Philosophy
Structuralism ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Focused ]on ]the ]structure ]of ]consciousness ]and ]the ]mind ]
(not ]identified ]with ]anymore)
2 ]Structuralists ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Wundt ]and ]Titchener
Functionalism ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Focused ]on ]the ]function ]of ]the ]mind ]in ]helping ]people ]adapt ]to ]
their ]environment ](not ]identified ]with ]anymore)
2 ]Functionalists ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Darwin ]and ]James
3 ]Broad ]ways ]of ]understanding ]psychological ]phenomena ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Theoretical ]Propositi
ons, ]Shared ]Metaphors, ]Accepted ]Methods ]of ]Observation
Modern ]Perspectives ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Psychodynamic, ]Behaviorist, ]Cognitive, ]Evolutionary
Psychodynamic ]- ]correct ]answer: ]started ]by ]Sigmund ]Freud; ]case ]studies, ]not ]easy ]to ]test ]or ]pro
ve ]because ]of ]small ]sample ]size
, Behaviorist ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Ivan ]Pavlov ]and ]B.F. ]Skinner; ]mental ]processes ]are ]byproducts ]of ]e
nvironmental ]events; ]experiment
Behaviorist ]Metaphor ]- ]correct ]answer: ]People ]are ]like ]machines
Cognitive ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Wundt; ]focuses ]on ]how ]people ]perceive, ]process ]and ]retrieve ]inform
ation ](Perspective)
Cognitive ]Metaphor ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Brain ]like ]a ]computer
Evolutionary ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Darwin; ]behaviors ]have ]come ]about ]because ]they ]helped ]our ]anc
estors ]survive
Evolutionary ]Metaphor ]- ]correct ]answer: ]runners ]in ]a ]race
Biopsychology ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Physical ]bases ]of ]psychological ]phenomena ](sub-discipline)
Developmental ]psychology ]- ]correct ]answer: ]How ]thought, ]feeling, ]and ]behavior ]develops ]throu
gh ]life ]span
Social ]Psychology ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Influence ]of ]real ]or ]imagined ]others ]influence ]on ]the ]individ
ual
Industrial/
Organizational ]Psychology ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Human ]behavior ]within ]an ]organization ]as ]well ]as ]or
ganizational ]problems ](sub-discipline)
Educational ]Psychology ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Psychological ]processes ]in ]learning ]environments ](sub-
discipline)
