HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGY EXAMPREP
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● humanistic psychology. Answer: Historically significant perspective
that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people and the
individual's potential for personal growth
●● cognitive neuroscience. Answer: The interdisciplinary study of the
brain activity linked with cognition (including perception, thinking,
memory, and language).
●● psychology. Answer: The science of behavior and mental processes
●● nature-nurture issue. Answer: The longstanding controversy over the
relative contributions that genes and experience make to the
development of psychological traits and behaviors.
●● behavioral psychology. Answer: The scientific study of observable
behavior, and its explanation by principles of learning.
●● biological psychology. Answer: A branch of psychology that studies
the links between biological (including neuroscience and behavior
genetics) and psychological processes.
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● humanistic psychology. Answer: Historically significant perspective
that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people and the
individual's potential for personal growth
●● cognitive neuroscience. Answer: The interdisciplinary study of the
brain activity linked with cognition (including perception, thinking,
memory, and language).
●● psychology. Answer: The science of behavior and mental processes
●● nature-nurture issue. Answer: The longstanding controversy over the
relative contributions that genes and experience make to the
development of psychological traits and behaviors.
●● behavioral psychology. Answer: The scientific study of observable
behavior, and its explanation by principles of learning.
●● biological psychology. Answer: A branch of psychology that studies
the links between biological (including neuroscience and behavior
genetics) and psychological processes.
