OPENSTAX PSYCHOLOGY FOUNDATIONS
MULTIPLE CHOICE PAPER 2026 HUNDRED
PERCENT CORRECT GRADED A+
⩥ behaviorism. Answer: focus on observing and controlling behavior
⩥ biopsychology. Answer: study of how biology influences behavior
⩥ biopsychosocial model. Answer: perspective that asserts that biology,
psychology, and social factors interact to determine an individual's
health
⩥ clinical psychology. Answer: area of psychology that focuses on the
diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders and other
problematic patterns of behavior
⩥ cognitive psychology. Answer: study of cognitions, or thoughts, and
their relationship to experiences and actions
⩥ counseling psychology. Answer: area of psychology that focuses on
improving emotional, social, vocational, and other aspects of the lives of
psychologically healthy individuals
, ⩥ developmental psychology. Answer: scientific study of development
across a lifespan
⩥ dissertation. Answer: long research paper about research that was
conducted as a part of the candidate's doctoral training
⩥ empirical method. Answer: method for acquiring knowledge based on
observation, including experimentation, rather than a method based only
on forms of logical argument or previous authorities
⩥ forensic psychology. Answer: area of psychology that applies the
science and practice of psychology to issues within and related to the
justice system
⩥ functionalism. Answer: focused on how mental activities helped an
organism adapt to its environment
⩥ humanism. Answer: perspective within psychology that emphasizes
the potential for good that is innate to all humans
⩥ introspection. Answer: process by which someone examines their own
conscious experience in an attempt to break it into its component parts
⩥ ology. Answer: suffix that denotes "scientific study of"
MULTIPLE CHOICE PAPER 2026 HUNDRED
PERCENT CORRECT GRADED A+
⩥ behaviorism. Answer: focus on observing and controlling behavior
⩥ biopsychology. Answer: study of how biology influences behavior
⩥ biopsychosocial model. Answer: perspective that asserts that biology,
psychology, and social factors interact to determine an individual's
health
⩥ clinical psychology. Answer: area of psychology that focuses on the
diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders and other
problematic patterns of behavior
⩥ cognitive psychology. Answer: study of cognitions, or thoughts, and
their relationship to experiences and actions
⩥ counseling psychology. Answer: area of psychology that focuses on
improving emotional, social, vocational, and other aspects of the lives of
psychologically healthy individuals
, ⩥ developmental psychology. Answer: scientific study of development
across a lifespan
⩥ dissertation. Answer: long research paper about research that was
conducted as a part of the candidate's doctoral training
⩥ empirical method. Answer: method for acquiring knowledge based on
observation, including experimentation, rather than a method based only
on forms of logical argument or previous authorities
⩥ forensic psychology. Answer: area of psychology that applies the
science and practice of psychology to issues within and related to the
justice system
⩥ functionalism. Answer: focused on how mental activities helped an
organism adapt to its environment
⩥ humanism. Answer: perspective within psychology that emphasizes
the potential for good that is innate to all humans
⩥ introspection. Answer: process by which someone examines their own
conscious experience in an attempt to break it into its component parts
⩥ ology. Answer: suffix that denotes "scientific study of"
