WGU C180 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY
OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT (OA):
COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION GUIDE
SECTION 1: HISTORY, APPROACHES, AND RESEARCH METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY
1. Which philosopher is credited with the idea that the mind and body are two distinct
entities that interact, known as dualism?
A. Aristotle
B. Plato
C. Rene Descartes
D. John Locke
Answer: C
2. Which early school of psychology argued that the whole of conscious experience is
greater than the sum of its parts?
A. Structuralism
B. Functionalism
C. Gestalt Psychology
,D. Behaviorism
Answer: C
3. Who established the first formal psychology laboratory in 1879, marking psychology's
emergence as a scientific discipline?
A. William James
B. Sigmund Freud
C. Wilhelm Wundt
D. John B. Watson
Answer: C
4. A psychologist who studies how people's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are
influenced by the actual or imagined presence of others is called a:
A. Clinical psychologist
B. Cognitive psychologist
C. Social psychologist
D. Developmental psychologist
Answer: C
5. Which perspective emphasizes free will, self-actualization, and human uniqueness?
A. Psychodynamic
, B. Behaviorism
C. Humanistic
D. Biological
Answer: C
6. The principle that psychology should study only observable behavior (not thoughts) is
central to which school of thought?
A. Structuralism
B. Functionalism
C. Behaviorism
D. Gestalt Psychology
Answer: C
7. Which psychological approach focuses on unconscious drives and childhood conflicts?
A. Cognitive
B. Psychodynamic
C. Humanistic
D. Behavioral
Answer: B
8. Who was the first woman to earn a Ph.D. in psychology and is known for her research on
animal behavior and color vision?
OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT (OA):
COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION GUIDE
SECTION 1: HISTORY, APPROACHES, AND RESEARCH METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY
1. Which philosopher is credited with the idea that the mind and body are two distinct
entities that interact, known as dualism?
A. Aristotle
B. Plato
C. Rene Descartes
D. John Locke
Answer: C
2. Which early school of psychology argued that the whole of conscious experience is
greater than the sum of its parts?
A. Structuralism
B. Functionalism
C. Gestalt Psychology
,D. Behaviorism
Answer: C
3. Who established the first formal psychology laboratory in 1879, marking psychology's
emergence as a scientific discipline?
A. William James
B. Sigmund Freud
C. Wilhelm Wundt
D. John B. Watson
Answer: C
4. A psychologist who studies how people's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are
influenced by the actual or imagined presence of others is called a:
A. Clinical psychologist
B. Cognitive psychologist
C. Social psychologist
D. Developmental psychologist
Answer: C
5. Which perspective emphasizes free will, self-actualization, and human uniqueness?
A. Psychodynamic
, B. Behaviorism
C. Humanistic
D. Biological
Answer: C
6. The principle that psychology should study only observable behavior (not thoughts) is
central to which school of thought?
A. Structuralism
B. Functionalism
C. Behaviorism
D. Gestalt Psychology
Answer: C
7. Which psychological approach focuses on unconscious drives and childhood conflicts?
A. Cognitive
B. Psychodynamic
C. Humanistic
D. Behavioral
Answer: B
8. Who was the first woman to earn a Ph.D. in psychology and is known for her research on
animal behavior and color vision?
