WGU C180 INTRO TO PSYCH EXAMINATION WITH
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026!!!
In Pavlov's original demonstration of classical conditioning, what did the dog's salivation to the ringing
of the bell represent? - ANSWERS💫✔️-Conditioned response
A firefighter hears the station alarm each time a fire is reported. Later, while fighting the fire, the
firefighter's heart is racing.According to Pavlov, which learned association is most likely to develop in
this scenario? - ANSWERS💫✔️-The firefighter learns to react emotionally in a similar way to the alarm
as to the fire.
A 50-year-old person who has not ridden a bicycle since childhood gets on a bicycle and rides
effortlessly without even thinking about it.What type of memory is being used in this situation? -
ANSWERS💫✔️-Implicit memory
Which theorist claims that personality derives from sexually charged subconscious forces? -
ANSWERS💫✔️-Sigmund Freud
According to Freud, which concept is a component of the id? - ANSWERS💫✔️-Pleasure principle
How would a learning theorist characterize having the desire to take part in highly stimulating
activities because of past reinforcement? - ANSWERS💫✔️-As an operantly conditioned behavior
Which belief illustrates situational attribution? - ANSWERS💫✔️-When a vehicle suddenly moves in
front of another car, the driver must have had an emergency.
During a college's spirit week, students are arbitrarily assigned to two teams for a series of
competitive activities. Two friends are placed on separate teams and find their friendship strains
during the competition.Which phenomenon accounts for this strain? - ANSWERS💫✔️-Outgroup bias
A company's research department is under strong pressure to solve an urgent problem with one of
the company's products. In their urgency, the department's executives decide to focus on one
possible solution and refuse to consider alternatives.Which dynamic does this scenario best illustrate?
- ANSWERS💫✔️-Groupthink
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026!!!
In Pavlov's original demonstration of classical conditioning, what did the dog's salivation to the ringing
of the bell represent? - ANSWERS💫✔️-Conditioned response
A firefighter hears the station alarm each time a fire is reported. Later, while fighting the fire, the
firefighter's heart is racing.According to Pavlov, which learned association is most likely to develop in
this scenario? - ANSWERS💫✔️-The firefighter learns to react emotionally in a similar way to the alarm
as to the fire.
A 50-year-old person who has not ridden a bicycle since childhood gets on a bicycle and rides
effortlessly without even thinking about it.What type of memory is being used in this situation? -
ANSWERS💫✔️-Implicit memory
Which theorist claims that personality derives from sexually charged subconscious forces? -
ANSWERS💫✔️-Sigmund Freud
According to Freud, which concept is a component of the id? - ANSWERS💫✔️-Pleasure principle
How would a learning theorist characterize having the desire to take part in highly stimulating
activities because of past reinforcement? - ANSWERS💫✔️-As an operantly conditioned behavior
Which belief illustrates situational attribution? - ANSWERS💫✔️-When a vehicle suddenly moves in
front of another car, the driver must have had an emergency.
During a college's spirit week, students are arbitrarily assigned to two teams for a series of
competitive activities. Two friends are placed on separate teams and find their friendship strains
during the competition.Which phenomenon accounts for this strain? - ANSWERS💫✔️-Outgroup bias
A company's research department is under strong pressure to solve an urgent problem with one of
the company's products. In their urgency, the department's executives decide to focus on one
possible solution and refuse to consider alternatives.Which dynamic does this scenario best illustrate?
- ANSWERS💫✔️-Groupthink
