Psychology 100 Exam 1 UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions with CORRECT Answers | 2026
• what is behaviourism -✓✓ a branch of psychological thought arguing that
psychology should study only directly observable behaviours rather than abstract
mental processes.
• give an example of negative reinforcement (not punishment) -✓✓ parent is
nagging child to eat food so next time the child just eats it to prevent hearing the
nagging
• What is classical conditioning? -✓✓ Classical conditioning is when you learn to
connect one thing with another, so that the first thing starts to make you react
• give an example of classic conditioning -✓✓ Every time you hear a bell, someone
gives you candy. After a while, just hearing the bell makes you feel excited even if
no candy shows up.
• give an example of positive reinforcement -✓✓ given food for pushing a lever
• what is John B. Watson known for and when -✓✓ people could be classically
conditioned (1878-1958)
• what is Ivan Pavlov known for and when -✓✓ Dogs can be classically
conditioned (1849-1936)
• what is Edward Thorndike known for and when -✓✓ animals can help explain
human behaviour
,• what is operant conditioning -✓✓ a way of learning where your behavior is
shaped by what happens after you do something, either a reward or a punishment.
• what is B.F Skinner known for and when -✓✓ Operant conditioning (1904-1990)
• what is Albert Bandura known for and when -✓✓ Described social learning in
children (1925- 2021)
• what is client-centred therapy -✓✓ treating the client is an equal, and a client's
thoughts and feelings should be mirrored
• what is Carl Rogers known for and when -✓✓ client-centred therapy (1902-1987)
• what is humanistic psychology -✓✓ a perspective in psychology that focuses on
the whole person and emphasizes personal growth, free will, and reaching person
potential
• what is Psychoanalytic -✓✓ human mental processes are influenced by the
unconscious desires and conflicts
• What is Sigmund Freud known for and when -✓✓ Psychoanalytic (1856-1939)
• name three greek philosopers in the 4th and 5 centuries B.C.E -✓✓ Plato,
Aristotle, and Hippocrates
, • why is hippocrates known as the father of medicine -✓✓ he believed diseases
were natural not caused by the gods
• What is Rene Descartes known for and when -✓✓ first modern philosopher that
thought the world could be explained with math/science or be logical. (1596-1650)
• what is Johannes Muller known for and when -✓✓ studying relationship between
physical stimuli and psychological effects (1801-1858)
• what is Herman Van Helmholts known for and when -✓✓ measured the speed of
neural impulses and proved they are not instantaneous (1821-1859)
• What is Charles Darwin known for? -✓✓ life comes from a common ancestor
and natural selection (1809-1882)
• Why is Wilhelm Wundt considered the father of psychology? -✓✓ he opened the
first Psychology lab in 1879 and father of experimental research. he used empirical
methods.
• what is Edward Titchener know for and when -✓✓ structuralism and
Introspection (1867-1927)
• What is structuralism? -✓✓ an approach to psychology based on the idea that
conscious experience can be broken down into its basic underlying components
• what is William James known for and when -✓✓ functionalism / wrote first
textbook / opened first lab in US / studied animals, children, people with mental
disorders too.
Questions with CORRECT Answers | 2026
• what is behaviourism -✓✓ a branch of psychological thought arguing that
psychology should study only directly observable behaviours rather than abstract
mental processes.
• give an example of negative reinforcement (not punishment) -✓✓ parent is
nagging child to eat food so next time the child just eats it to prevent hearing the
nagging
• What is classical conditioning? -✓✓ Classical conditioning is when you learn to
connect one thing with another, so that the first thing starts to make you react
• give an example of classic conditioning -✓✓ Every time you hear a bell, someone
gives you candy. After a while, just hearing the bell makes you feel excited even if
no candy shows up.
• give an example of positive reinforcement -✓✓ given food for pushing a lever
• what is John B. Watson known for and when -✓✓ people could be classically
conditioned (1878-1958)
• what is Ivan Pavlov known for and when -✓✓ Dogs can be classically
conditioned (1849-1936)
• what is Edward Thorndike known for and when -✓✓ animals can help explain
human behaviour
,• what is operant conditioning -✓✓ a way of learning where your behavior is
shaped by what happens after you do something, either a reward or a punishment.
• what is B.F Skinner known for and when -✓✓ Operant conditioning (1904-1990)
• what is Albert Bandura known for and when -✓✓ Described social learning in
children (1925- 2021)
• what is client-centred therapy -✓✓ treating the client is an equal, and a client's
thoughts and feelings should be mirrored
• what is Carl Rogers known for and when -✓✓ client-centred therapy (1902-1987)
• what is humanistic psychology -✓✓ a perspective in psychology that focuses on
the whole person and emphasizes personal growth, free will, and reaching person
potential
• what is Psychoanalytic -✓✓ human mental processes are influenced by the
unconscious desires and conflicts
• What is Sigmund Freud known for and when -✓✓ Psychoanalytic (1856-1939)
• name three greek philosopers in the 4th and 5 centuries B.C.E -✓✓ Plato,
Aristotle, and Hippocrates
, • why is hippocrates known as the father of medicine -✓✓ he believed diseases
were natural not caused by the gods
• What is Rene Descartes known for and when -✓✓ first modern philosopher that
thought the world could be explained with math/science or be logical. (1596-1650)
• what is Johannes Muller known for and when -✓✓ studying relationship between
physical stimuli and psychological effects (1801-1858)
• what is Herman Van Helmholts known for and when -✓✓ measured the speed of
neural impulses and proved they are not instantaneous (1821-1859)
• What is Charles Darwin known for? -✓✓ life comes from a common ancestor
and natural selection (1809-1882)
• Why is Wilhelm Wundt considered the father of psychology? -✓✓ he opened the
first Psychology lab in 1879 and father of experimental research. he used empirical
methods.
• what is Edward Titchener know for and when -✓✓ structuralism and
Introspection (1867-1927)
• What is structuralism? -✓✓ an approach to psychology based on the idea that
conscious experience can be broken down into its basic underlying components
• what is William James known for and when -✓✓ functionalism / wrote first
textbook / opened first lab in US / studied animals, children, people with mental
disorders too.
