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WGU C180
Psychology Practice
Questions
Comprehensive Review — Key Concepts & Theorists
Course: Introduction to Psychology
Edition 1 · September 2026
Table of Contents
1. Instructions for Use 2
2. Practice Questions with Answers & Rationales 2
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,WGU C180 PSYCHOLOGY PRACTICE GUIDE INSTRUCTIONS & PRACTICE QUESTIONS
How to Use This Guide
This comprehensive review contains 50 practice questions covering key concepts from WGU
C180: Introduction to Psychology. Each question includes four answer choices, a clearly marked
correct answer, and a detailed rationale explaining the psychological concept.
Category: Psychology — Key Concepts & Theorists
1 Which level of need must be met before belongingness and love can be satisfied
according to Maslow's hierarchy?
A Physiological needs
B Safety needs
C Esteem needs
D Self-actualization
Why A is correct: According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, physiological needs (food,
water, shelter) must be met before higher-level needs like belongingness and love can be
satisfied.
B — Safety needs come after physiological needs but before belongingness.
C — Esteem needs come after belongingness.
D — Self-actualization is the highest level.
, 2 Who was a key figure in the development of psychoanalysis?
A Sigmund Freud
B B. F. Skinner
C Carl Rogers
D Ivan Pavlov
Why A is correct: Sigmund Freud was the founder of psychoanalysis, a theory of
personality and therapeutic method that emphasizes unconscious drives and childhood
experiences.
B — Skinner was a key figure in behaviorism.
C — Rogers was a key figure in humanism.
D — Pavlov was a key figure in classical conditioning.
3 Who was a key figure in the development of the behaviorist school of thought?
A Sigmund Freud
B B. F. Skinner
C Abraham Maslow
D Wilhelm Wundt
Why B is correct: B. F. Skinner was a key figure in behaviorism, focusing on operant
conditioning and the role of reinforcement in shaping behavior.
A — Freud founded psychoanalysis.
C — Maslow was a key figure in humanism.
D — Wundt founded structuralism.
WGU C180
Psychology Practice
Questions
Comprehensive Review — Key Concepts & Theorists
Course: Introduction to Psychology
Edition 1 · September 2026
Table of Contents
1. Instructions for Use 2
2. Practice Questions with Answers & Rationales 2
WGU C180 · Western Governors University Page 1
,WGU C180 PSYCHOLOGY PRACTICE GUIDE INSTRUCTIONS & PRACTICE QUESTIONS
How to Use This Guide
This comprehensive review contains 50 practice questions covering key concepts from WGU
C180: Introduction to Psychology. Each question includes four answer choices, a clearly marked
correct answer, and a detailed rationale explaining the psychological concept.
Category: Psychology — Key Concepts & Theorists
1 Which level of need must be met before belongingness and love can be satisfied
according to Maslow's hierarchy?
A Physiological needs
B Safety needs
C Esteem needs
D Self-actualization
Why A is correct: According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, physiological needs (food,
water, shelter) must be met before higher-level needs like belongingness and love can be
satisfied.
B — Safety needs come after physiological needs but before belongingness.
C — Esteem needs come after belongingness.
D — Self-actualization is the highest level.
, 2 Who was a key figure in the development of psychoanalysis?
A Sigmund Freud
B B. F. Skinner
C Carl Rogers
D Ivan Pavlov
Why A is correct: Sigmund Freud was the founder of psychoanalysis, a theory of
personality and therapeutic method that emphasizes unconscious drives and childhood
experiences.
B — Skinner was a key figure in behaviorism.
C — Rogers was a key figure in humanism.
D — Pavlov was a key figure in classical conditioning.
3 Who was a key figure in the development of the behaviorist school of thought?
A Sigmund Freud
B B. F. Skinner
C Abraham Maslow
D Wilhelm Wundt
Why B is correct: B. F. Skinner was a key figure in behaviorism, focusing on operant
conditioning and the role of reinforcement in shaping behavior.
A — Freud founded psychoanalysis.
C — Maslow was a key figure in humanism.
D — Wundt founded structuralism.
