WGU C180 INTRODUCTION TO
PSYCHOLOGY COMPREHENSIVE
FINAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. Which psychological perspective focuses on the internal mental processes such as thinking,
memory, and language?
A. Behaviorism
B. Humanism
C. Cognitivism
D. Psychoanalysis
Answer: C
Conceptual Explanation: Cognitivism is the study of mental processes like perception,
memory, and decision-making, shifting away from behaviorism’s focus on external stimuli.
2. In an experiment, what is the variable that the researcher manipulates to observe its
effect?
A. Dependent Variable
B. Confounding Variable
C. Control Variable
,D. Independent Variable
Answer: D
Conceptual Explanation: The independent variable is the one changed or controlled in a
scientific experiment to test the effects on the dependent variable.
3. Which part of the neuron receives incoming signals from other neurons?
A. Dendrites
B. Myelin Sheath
C. Axon
D. Soma
Answer: A
Conceptual Explanation: Dendrites are branch-like structures that receive messages from
other neurons and conduct impulses toward the cell body.
4. The ‘all-or-none’ law refers to the fact that:
A. A synapse is either open or closed
B. All neurons in a network fire simultaneously
C. Neurotransmitters are either absorbed or destroyed
D. A neuron fires at full strength or not at all
Answer: D
, Conceptual Explanation: The all-or-none law states that the strength of a response of a
nerve cell or muscle fiber is not dependent upon the strength of the stimulus once the
threshold is reached.
5. Which brain structure is primarily responsible for the formation of new long-term
memories?
A. Amygdala
B. Hypothalamus
C. Hippocampus
D. Thalamus
Answer: C
Conceptual Explanation: The hippocampus is critical for the formation of new memories
and spatial navigation.
6. Damage to Broca’s area in the left frontal lobe would most likely result in:
A. Inability to understand language
B. Loss of visual perception
C. Difficulty producing speech
D. Inability to feel pain
Answer: C
PSYCHOLOGY COMPREHENSIVE
FINAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. Which psychological perspective focuses on the internal mental processes such as thinking,
memory, and language?
A. Behaviorism
B. Humanism
C. Cognitivism
D. Psychoanalysis
Answer: C
Conceptual Explanation: Cognitivism is the study of mental processes like perception,
memory, and decision-making, shifting away from behaviorism’s focus on external stimuli.
2. In an experiment, what is the variable that the researcher manipulates to observe its
effect?
A. Dependent Variable
B. Confounding Variable
C. Control Variable
,D. Independent Variable
Answer: D
Conceptual Explanation: The independent variable is the one changed or controlled in a
scientific experiment to test the effects on the dependent variable.
3. Which part of the neuron receives incoming signals from other neurons?
A. Dendrites
B. Myelin Sheath
C. Axon
D. Soma
Answer: A
Conceptual Explanation: Dendrites are branch-like structures that receive messages from
other neurons and conduct impulses toward the cell body.
4. The ‘all-or-none’ law refers to the fact that:
A. A synapse is either open or closed
B. All neurons in a network fire simultaneously
C. Neurotransmitters are either absorbed or destroyed
D. A neuron fires at full strength or not at all
Answer: D
, Conceptual Explanation: The all-or-none law states that the strength of a response of a
nerve cell or muscle fiber is not dependent upon the strength of the stimulus once the
threshold is reached.
5. Which brain structure is primarily responsible for the formation of new long-term
memories?
A. Amygdala
B. Hypothalamus
C. Hippocampus
D. Thalamus
Answer: C
Conceptual Explanation: The hippocampus is critical for the formation of new memories
and spatial navigation.
6. Damage to Broca’s area in the left frontal lobe would most likely result in:
A. Inability to understand language
B. Loss of visual perception
C. Difficulty producing speech
D. Inability to feel pain
Answer: C
