PSYCHOLOGY THEMES AND VARIATIONS TEST
BANK VERSION A 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ What is the ultimate goal of psychology?
a. To discover how the brain controls behavior
b. To explore the human psyche
c. To solve the problems of humankind
d. To understand human behavior
e. To control behavior. Answer: d. To understand human behavior
◉ What does the first step in explaining behavior involve?
a. Discovering it
b. Describing it
,c. Discussing it
d. Demonstrating it
e. Debating it. Answer: b. Describing it
◉ If you were a psychologist who wanted to explain the
phenomenon of road rage, what would
be your first step?
a. Discovering it
b. Debating it
c. Discussing it
d. Demonstrating it
e. Describing it. Answer: e. Describing it
,◉ What do psychologists call the events responsible for the
occurrence of a behavior?
a. Consequent events
b. Subsequent events
c. Causal events
d. Confounding events
e. Cognitive events. Answer: c. Causal events
◉ According to the textbook, why might different psychologists
study the same behavior in
different ways?
a. More contemporary approaches are considered superior to older
methods.
b. They may simply be interested in different levels of explanation.
, c. Biological methods are considered generally more fundamental
than all other methods.
d. Biological methods are considered generally superior to most
other methods.
e. This is an untrue assumption; psychologists wouldn't be able to
agree on anything if they
studied the same behavior in different ways.. Answer: b. They may
simply be interested in different levels of explanation.
◉ Which area of psychology is most likely to involve studying how
the nervous system and the
endocrine system affect behavior?
a. Comparative psychology
b. Physiological psychology
c. Psychophysiology
BANK VERSION A 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ What is the ultimate goal of psychology?
a. To discover how the brain controls behavior
b. To explore the human psyche
c. To solve the problems of humankind
d. To understand human behavior
e. To control behavior. Answer: d. To understand human behavior
◉ What does the first step in explaining behavior involve?
a. Discovering it
b. Describing it
,c. Discussing it
d. Demonstrating it
e. Debating it. Answer: b. Describing it
◉ If you were a psychologist who wanted to explain the
phenomenon of road rage, what would
be your first step?
a. Discovering it
b. Debating it
c. Discussing it
d. Demonstrating it
e. Describing it. Answer: e. Describing it
,◉ What do psychologists call the events responsible for the
occurrence of a behavior?
a. Consequent events
b. Subsequent events
c. Causal events
d. Confounding events
e. Cognitive events. Answer: c. Causal events
◉ According to the textbook, why might different psychologists
study the same behavior in
different ways?
a. More contemporary approaches are considered superior to older
methods.
b. They may simply be interested in different levels of explanation.
, c. Biological methods are considered generally more fundamental
than all other methods.
d. Biological methods are considered generally superior to most
other methods.
e. This is an untrue assumption; psychologists wouldn't be able to
agree on anything if they
studied the same behavior in different ways.. Answer: b. They may
simply be interested in different levels of explanation.
◉ Which area of psychology is most likely to involve studying how
the nervous system and the
endocrine system affect behavior?
a. Comparative psychology
b. Physiological psychology
c. Psychophysiology
