PSYC 101: General Psychology – Portage Learning Module Exam 1 Complete Practice Test Bank |
300 Questions & Rationales | 2025/2026 Edition
Exam Overview
Course: PSYC 101 – General Psychology
Institution: Portage Learning
Exam: Module Exam 1
Format: Multiple-choice, scenario-based, matching
Module 1 Content Areas:
- History of Psychology – Structuralism, functionalism, behaviorism, psychoanalysis, humanism,
cognitive psychology
- Research Methods – Scientific method, experimental design, correlational studies, surveys,
naturalistic observation, case studies
- Biological Bases of Behavior – Neurons, neurotransmitters, nervous system divisions, brain
structures
- Sensation & Perception – Sensory processes, thresholds, perception, Gestalt principles
- Learning – Classical conditioning, operant conditioning, observational learning
- Memory – Encoding, storage, retrieval, memory models, forgetting
- Mixed Review – Key concepts across all Module 1 topics
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Table of Contents
| Section | Topic | Questions |
,|---------|-------|-----------|
| 1 | History of Psychology | 1–35 |
| 2 | Research Methods | 36–65 |
| 3 | Biological Bases of Behavior | 66–100 |
| 4 | Sensation & Perception | 101–130 |
| 5 | Learning | 131–160 |
| 6 | Memory | 161–190 |
| 7 | Sleep & Consciousness | 191–215 |
| 8 | Motivation & Emotion | 216–245 |
| 9 | Developmental Psychology | 246–270 |
| 10 | Mixed Review & High-Yield Concepts | 271–300 |
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SECTION 1: HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGY (Questions 1–35)
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Q1. Which psychological perspective emphasizes the role of unconscious motives and conflicts
in behavior?
A) Behaviorism
B) Cognitive psychology
C) Psychoanalytic perspective
D) Humanistic psychology
,Answer: C) Psychoanalytic perspective
Rationale: The psychoanalytic perspective, founded by Sigmund Freud, emphasizes the role of
unconscious motives, conflicts, and early childhood experiences in shaping behavior.
Behaviorism focuses on observable behavior, cognitive psychology on mental processes, and
humanistic psychology on self-actualization and free will.
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Q2. Wilhelm Wundt is known as the "father of psychology" because he:
A) Founded the first psychological laboratory
B) Wrote the first psychology textbook
C) Developed psychoanalysis
D) Discovered classical conditioning
Answer: A) Founded the first psychological laboratory
Rationale: Wilhelm Wundt established the first psychological laboratory in Leipzig, Germany, in
1879, marking the formal beginning of psychology as a scientific discipline.
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Q3. Which school of psychology focused on the "whole" of perception rather than its individual
parts?
A) Structuralism
, B) Functionalism
C) Gestalt psychology
D) Behaviorism
Answer: C) Gestalt psychology
Rationale: Gestalt psychology emphasized that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts,
focusing on perception and the organization of sensory information.
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Q4. The founder of psychoanalysis was:
A) B.F. Skinner
B) John B. Watson
C) Sigmund Freud
D) Carl Rogers
Answer: C) Sigmund Freud
Rationale: Sigmund Freud founded psychoanalysis, which emphasizes unconscious motives and
conflicts. B.F. Skinner and John B. Watson were behaviorists; Carl Rogers was a humanistic
psychologist.
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Q5. Behaviorism focuses on:
300 Questions & Rationales | 2025/2026 Edition
Exam Overview
Course: PSYC 101 – General Psychology
Institution: Portage Learning
Exam: Module Exam 1
Format: Multiple-choice, scenario-based, matching
Module 1 Content Areas:
- History of Psychology – Structuralism, functionalism, behaviorism, psychoanalysis, humanism,
cognitive psychology
- Research Methods – Scientific method, experimental design, correlational studies, surveys,
naturalistic observation, case studies
- Biological Bases of Behavior – Neurons, neurotransmitters, nervous system divisions, brain
structures
- Sensation & Perception – Sensory processes, thresholds, perception, Gestalt principles
- Learning – Classical conditioning, operant conditioning, observational learning
- Memory – Encoding, storage, retrieval, memory models, forgetting
- Mixed Review – Key concepts across all Module 1 topics
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Table of Contents
| Section | Topic | Questions |
,|---------|-------|-----------|
| 1 | History of Psychology | 1–35 |
| 2 | Research Methods | 36–65 |
| 3 | Biological Bases of Behavior | 66–100 |
| 4 | Sensation & Perception | 101–130 |
| 5 | Learning | 131–160 |
| 6 | Memory | 161–190 |
| 7 | Sleep & Consciousness | 191–215 |
| 8 | Motivation & Emotion | 216–245 |
| 9 | Developmental Psychology | 246–270 |
| 10 | Mixed Review & High-Yield Concepts | 271–300 |
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SECTION 1: HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGY (Questions 1–35)
---
Q1. Which psychological perspective emphasizes the role of unconscious motives and conflicts
in behavior?
A) Behaviorism
B) Cognitive psychology
C) Psychoanalytic perspective
D) Humanistic psychology
,Answer: C) Psychoanalytic perspective
Rationale: The psychoanalytic perspective, founded by Sigmund Freud, emphasizes the role of
unconscious motives, conflicts, and early childhood experiences in shaping behavior.
Behaviorism focuses on observable behavior, cognitive psychology on mental processes, and
humanistic psychology on self-actualization and free will.
---
Q2. Wilhelm Wundt is known as the "father of psychology" because he:
A) Founded the first psychological laboratory
B) Wrote the first psychology textbook
C) Developed psychoanalysis
D) Discovered classical conditioning
Answer: A) Founded the first psychological laboratory
Rationale: Wilhelm Wundt established the first psychological laboratory in Leipzig, Germany, in
1879, marking the formal beginning of psychology as a scientific discipline.
---
Q3. Which school of psychology focused on the "whole" of perception rather than its individual
parts?
A) Structuralism
, B) Functionalism
C) Gestalt psychology
D) Behaviorism
Answer: C) Gestalt psychology
Rationale: Gestalt psychology emphasized that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts,
focusing on perception and the organization of sensory information.
---
Q4. The founder of psychoanalysis was:
A) B.F. Skinner
B) John B. Watson
C) Sigmund Freud
D) Carl Rogers
Answer: C) Sigmund Freud
Rationale: Sigmund Freud founded psychoanalysis, which emphasizes unconscious motives and
conflicts. B.F. Skinner and John B. Watson were behaviorists; Carl Rogers was a humanistic
psychologist.
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Q5. Behaviorism focuses on:
