PSYCHOLOGY 100 FINAL
ACTUAL EXAM BANK 170 +
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS LATEST GUIDE 2026 .
,1. Dr. Ochoa develops tests to accurately identify the most qualified job appli- cants in a large manufacturing
firm. Which psychological specialty does Dr. Ochoa's work best represent? ✔✔ correct answer industrial-organizational
psychology
2. Who would agree with the statement, "What you cannot observe and mea- sure, you cannot scientifically
study?" ✔✔ correct answer B. F. Skinner
3. A clinical psychologist who explains behavior in terms of unconscious drives and conflicts is employing a(n)
perspective. ✔✔ correct answer Psychodynamic
4. Humanistic psychologists such as emphasized people's growth po- tential. ✔✔ correct
answer Rogers and Maslow
5. A refusal to consider potential evidence that might conflict with one's precon- ceived ideas best illustrates a lack of?
✔✔ correct answer critical thinking
6. Early behaviorists such as John B. Watson would have been LEAST likely to encourage research that focused on? ✔
✔ correct answer the meaning of frightening dreams
7. Charles Darwin suggested that the evolution of living organisms is guided by? ✔✔ correct answer natural selection
8. Psychologists attempt to let the facts speak for themselves by using an approach that is best described as?
✔✔ correct answer empirical
9. Culture is best described as? ✔✔ correct answer the enduring ideas, values, and traditions shared by a group and transmitted across
generations.
10. One of the earliest schools of thought in psychology was? ✔✔ correct answer Structuralism
11. Dr. Karima conducts basic research on the effectiveness of test-enhanced learning on a person's ability to
remember information. Dr. Karima is most likely a psychologist? ✔✔ correct answer cognitive
12. Brandon is not doing well in his psychology class. Based on what you know about improving retention and learning,
what advice would you give him? ✔✔ correct answer "Test yourself on the material several times and rehearse the material you are studying."
13. Structuralism used a method known as to reveal the basic elements of the mind. ✔
✔ correct answer Introspection
14. Working in a community mental health center, Dr. Thatcher treats adults who suffer from major depressive
disorder. Dr. Thatcher is most likely a(n)
psychologist. ✔✔ correct answer clinical
, 15. Which of the following is effective for mastery of course material? ✔✔ correct answer spaced practice and overlearning.
16. Investigating whether a dog could be conditioned to bark when it detected the odor of a specific narcotic drug
would have been of most direct interest to the school of thought known as? ✔✔ correct answer Behaviorism
17. The mind's defenses against its own unconscious wishes and impulses were of special interest to? ✔✔ correct
answer Sigmund Freud
18. Dr. Wilcox conducts basic research on the behavioral differences between shy and outgoing people. Dr.
Wilcox is most likely a(n) psychologist. ✔✔
correct answer - Personality
19. Martin Seligman and colleagues believe that more research is needed to examine human flourishing. Their
approach is called? ✔✔ correct answer positive psychology
20. Ivan Pavlov pioneered the study of? ✔✔ correct answer Learning
21. Naturalistic observation is most useful for? ✔✔ correct answer describing behaviors
22. The mode of a distribution of scores is the? ✔✔ correct answer most frequently occurring score
23. Replication involves? ✔✔ correct answer repeating an earlier research study
24. Mrs. Blair concludes that boys do not read as well as girls because most of the students in her remedial reading
classes are boys. Mrs. Blair's conclusion best illustrates the danger of? ✔✔ correct answer generalizing from vivid cases
25. Researchers make no effort to manipulate or control factors when they engage in? ✔✔ correct answer
naturalistic observation
26. Carl Jung, Sigmund Freud, Albert Bandura, and Abraham Maslow all pro- posed that they believed would
explain personality development. ✔✔ correct answer The- ories
27. Professor Johnson is interested in how people behave while taking public transportation. To find out, he rides
the city bus for four consecutive hours every day over a two-week period . Which research method is he using? ✔✔
correct answer naturalistic observation
28. Approximately what percentage of the cases represented by the normal curve fall between -2 and +2
standard deviations from the mean? ✔✔ correct answer 95
29. Professor Stevens has found that students who tend to sit at the front of the classroom often perform
better on class assessments. Based on his
ACTUAL EXAM BANK 170 +
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS LATEST GUIDE 2026 .
,1. Dr. Ochoa develops tests to accurately identify the most qualified job appli- cants in a large manufacturing
firm. Which psychological specialty does Dr. Ochoa's work best represent? ✔✔ correct answer industrial-organizational
psychology
2. Who would agree with the statement, "What you cannot observe and mea- sure, you cannot scientifically
study?" ✔✔ correct answer B. F. Skinner
3. A clinical psychologist who explains behavior in terms of unconscious drives and conflicts is employing a(n)
perspective. ✔✔ correct answer Psychodynamic
4. Humanistic psychologists such as emphasized people's growth po- tential. ✔✔ correct
answer Rogers and Maslow
5. A refusal to consider potential evidence that might conflict with one's precon- ceived ideas best illustrates a lack of?
✔✔ correct answer critical thinking
6. Early behaviorists such as John B. Watson would have been LEAST likely to encourage research that focused on? ✔
✔ correct answer the meaning of frightening dreams
7. Charles Darwin suggested that the evolution of living organisms is guided by? ✔✔ correct answer natural selection
8. Psychologists attempt to let the facts speak for themselves by using an approach that is best described as?
✔✔ correct answer empirical
9. Culture is best described as? ✔✔ correct answer the enduring ideas, values, and traditions shared by a group and transmitted across
generations.
10. One of the earliest schools of thought in psychology was? ✔✔ correct answer Structuralism
11. Dr. Karima conducts basic research on the effectiveness of test-enhanced learning on a person's ability to
remember information. Dr. Karima is most likely a psychologist? ✔✔ correct answer cognitive
12. Brandon is not doing well in his psychology class. Based on what you know about improving retention and learning,
what advice would you give him? ✔✔ correct answer "Test yourself on the material several times and rehearse the material you are studying."
13. Structuralism used a method known as to reveal the basic elements of the mind. ✔
✔ correct answer Introspection
14. Working in a community mental health center, Dr. Thatcher treats adults who suffer from major depressive
disorder. Dr. Thatcher is most likely a(n)
psychologist. ✔✔ correct answer clinical
, 15. Which of the following is effective for mastery of course material? ✔✔ correct answer spaced practice and overlearning.
16. Investigating whether a dog could be conditioned to bark when it detected the odor of a specific narcotic drug
would have been of most direct interest to the school of thought known as? ✔✔ correct answer Behaviorism
17. The mind's defenses against its own unconscious wishes and impulses were of special interest to? ✔✔ correct
answer Sigmund Freud
18. Dr. Wilcox conducts basic research on the behavioral differences between shy and outgoing people. Dr.
Wilcox is most likely a(n) psychologist. ✔✔
correct answer - Personality
19. Martin Seligman and colleagues believe that more research is needed to examine human flourishing. Their
approach is called? ✔✔ correct answer positive psychology
20. Ivan Pavlov pioneered the study of? ✔✔ correct answer Learning
21. Naturalistic observation is most useful for? ✔✔ correct answer describing behaviors
22. The mode of a distribution of scores is the? ✔✔ correct answer most frequently occurring score
23. Replication involves? ✔✔ correct answer repeating an earlier research study
24. Mrs. Blair concludes that boys do not read as well as girls because most of the students in her remedial reading
classes are boys. Mrs. Blair's conclusion best illustrates the danger of? ✔✔ correct answer generalizing from vivid cases
25. Researchers make no effort to manipulate or control factors when they engage in? ✔✔ correct answer
naturalistic observation
26. Carl Jung, Sigmund Freud, Albert Bandura, and Abraham Maslow all pro- posed that they believed would
explain personality development. ✔✔ correct answer The- ories
27. Professor Johnson is interested in how people behave while taking public transportation. To find out, he rides
the city bus for four consecutive hours every day over a two-week period . Which research method is he using? ✔✔
correct answer naturalistic observation
28. Approximately what percentage of the cases represented by the normal curve fall between -2 and +2
standard deviations from the mean? ✔✔ correct answer 95
29. Professor Stevens has found that students who tend to sit at the front of the classroom often perform
better on class assessments. Based on his
