PSYCH 210 final Exam 2026 Questions
and Answers Graded A+
What is Science? - Correct answer-Science is a systematic way of gaining
knowledge through observation, experimentation, and evidence.
What does science rely on? 4 things - Correct answer-Empirical evidence (data you
can observe/measure)
Replication
Objectivity
The scientific method
What is Psychology? - Correct answer-Psychology is the scientific study of
behavior and mental processes.
How Did Psychology Become a Science? key influences - Correct answer--
Mechanistic Determinism
>The idea that behavior is caused by predictable physical processes.
-Theory of Evolution (Darwin)
,>Behavior exists because it helps organisms adapt and survive.
Psychology became a science through philosophy and biology
What is the first major school of thought in psychology? - Correct answer-
Structuralism
What is the focus of Structuralism? - Correct answer-Breaking consciousness into
parts
What method is associated with Structuralism? - Correct answer-Introspection
Who is the founder of Structuralism? - Correct answer-Wilhelm Wundt
What is the second major school of thought in psychology? - Correct answer-
Functionalism
What is the focus of Functionalism? - Correct answer-Purpose of behavior (how it
helps survival)
What theory influenced Functionalism? - Correct answer-Evolution
Who is the founder of Functionalism? - Correct answer-William James
What is the third major school of thought in psychology? - Correct answer-
Psychoanalysis
What is the focus of Psychoanalysis? - Correct answer-Unconscious mind
, Who is the founder of Psychoanalysis? - Correct answer-Sigmund Freud
What is the fourth major school of thought in psychology? - Correct answer-
Behaviorism
What is the focus of Behaviorism? - Correct answer-Observable behavior only
What is a key idea of Behaviorism? - Correct answer-Environment shapes behavior
Who are the founders of Behaviorism? - Correct answer-Watson, Skinner
What is the fifth major school of thought in psychology? - Correct answer-
Cognitive Science
What is the focus of Cognitive Science? - Correct answer-Mental processes
(thinking, memory, perception)
3 Challenges in Psychology Becoming a Science - Correct answer-Behavior and
thoughts are hard to measure
Many processes are invisible (mental)
Early reliance on subjective methods
Psychology Today, what does it include? - Correct answer-Uses scientific methods
Includes both:
Biological sciences (brain, behavior)
and Answers Graded A+
What is Science? - Correct answer-Science is a systematic way of gaining
knowledge through observation, experimentation, and evidence.
What does science rely on? 4 things - Correct answer-Empirical evidence (data you
can observe/measure)
Replication
Objectivity
The scientific method
What is Psychology? - Correct answer-Psychology is the scientific study of
behavior and mental processes.
How Did Psychology Become a Science? key influences - Correct answer--
Mechanistic Determinism
>The idea that behavior is caused by predictable physical processes.
-Theory of Evolution (Darwin)
,>Behavior exists because it helps organisms adapt and survive.
Psychology became a science through philosophy and biology
What is the first major school of thought in psychology? - Correct answer-
Structuralism
What is the focus of Structuralism? - Correct answer-Breaking consciousness into
parts
What method is associated with Structuralism? - Correct answer-Introspection
Who is the founder of Structuralism? - Correct answer-Wilhelm Wundt
What is the second major school of thought in psychology? - Correct answer-
Functionalism
What is the focus of Functionalism? - Correct answer-Purpose of behavior (how it
helps survival)
What theory influenced Functionalism? - Correct answer-Evolution
Who is the founder of Functionalism? - Correct answer-William James
What is the third major school of thought in psychology? - Correct answer-
Psychoanalysis
What is the focus of Psychoanalysis? - Correct answer-Unconscious mind
, Who is the founder of Psychoanalysis? - Correct answer-Sigmund Freud
What is the fourth major school of thought in psychology? - Correct answer-
Behaviorism
What is the focus of Behaviorism? - Correct answer-Observable behavior only
What is a key idea of Behaviorism? - Correct answer-Environment shapes behavior
Who are the founders of Behaviorism? - Correct answer-Watson, Skinner
What is the fifth major school of thought in psychology? - Correct answer-
Cognitive Science
What is the focus of Cognitive Science? - Correct answer-Mental processes
(thinking, memory, perception)
3 Challenges in Psychology Becoming a Science - Correct answer-Behavior and
thoughts are hard to measure
Many processes are invisible (mental)
Early reliance on subjective methods
Psychology Today, what does it include? - Correct answer-Uses scientific methods
Includes both:
Biological sciences (brain, behavior)
