PSY 102 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
1. Who is widely considered the ‘father of psychology’ for establishing the first psychology
laboratory in 1879?
A. Sigmund Freud
B. Wilhelm Wundt
C. William James
D. John Watson
Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: Wilhelm Wundt opened the first experimental psychology
laboratory in Leipzig, Germany, in 1879.
2. Which psychological perspective focuses on how people think, process, and store
information?
A. Behaviorism
B. Psychoanalysis
C. Cognitive Psychology
D. Humanism
Answer: C
,Conceptual Explanation: Cognitive psychology is the study of mental processes such as
‘attention, language use, memory, perception, problem solving, creativity, and thinking’.
3. In an experiment, the variable that is manipulated by the researcher is called the:
A. Dependent variable
B. Control variable
C. Confounding variable
D. Independent variable
Answer: D
Conceptual Explanation: The independent variable is the factor that is changed or
manipulated in an experiment to see its effects on the dependent variable.
4. The part of the neuron that receives incoming signals from other neurons is the:
A. Dendrite
B. Axon
C. Myelin sheath
D. Soma
Answer: A
Conceptual Explanation: Dendrites are branch-like structures that receive messages from
other neurons.
, 5. Which brain structure is primarily responsible for regulating basic life-support functions
like breathing and heart rate?
A. Cerebellum
B. Hippocampus
C. Medulla
D. Thalamus
Answer: C
Conceptual Explanation: The medulla, located in the brainstem, controls vital involuntary
functions such as heartbeat and breathing.
6. The chemical messengers released into the spatial junctions between neurons are called:
A. Hormones
B. Enzymes
C. Agonists
D. Neurotransmitters
Answer: D
Conceptual Explanation: Neurotransmitters are chemicals that transmit signals across a
synapse from one neuron to another.
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
1. Who is widely considered the ‘father of psychology’ for establishing the first psychology
laboratory in 1879?
A. Sigmund Freud
B. Wilhelm Wundt
C. William James
D. John Watson
Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: Wilhelm Wundt opened the first experimental psychology
laboratory in Leipzig, Germany, in 1879.
2. Which psychological perspective focuses on how people think, process, and store
information?
A. Behaviorism
B. Psychoanalysis
C. Cognitive Psychology
D. Humanism
Answer: C
,Conceptual Explanation: Cognitive psychology is the study of mental processes such as
‘attention, language use, memory, perception, problem solving, creativity, and thinking’.
3. In an experiment, the variable that is manipulated by the researcher is called the:
A. Dependent variable
B. Control variable
C. Confounding variable
D. Independent variable
Answer: D
Conceptual Explanation: The independent variable is the factor that is changed or
manipulated in an experiment to see its effects on the dependent variable.
4. The part of the neuron that receives incoming signals from other neurons is the:
A. Dendrite
B. Axon
C. Myelin sheath
D. Soma
Answer: A
Conceptual Explanation: Dendrites are branch-like structures that receive messages from
other neurons.
, 5. Which brain structure is primarily responsible for regulating basic life-support functions
like breathing and heart rate?
A. Cerebellum
B. Hippocampus
C. Medulla
D. Thalamus
Answer: C
Conceptual Explanation: The medulla, located in the brainstem, controls vital involuntary
functions such as heartbeat and breathing.
6. The chemical messengers released into the spatial junctions between neurons are called:
A. Hormones
B. Enzymes
C. Agonists
D. Neurotransmitters
Answer: D
Conceptual Explanation: Neurotransmitters are chemicals that transmit signals across a
synapse from one neuron to another.
