PSY 101 SDSU LAUMAKIS EXAM
2026/2027 WITH 150 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS |
ALREADY GRADED A+ |
GUARANTEED PASS
History, Perspectives, and Methods (1–20)
1. Wilhelm Wundt is credited with founding psychology as a formal science
because he:
A) Developed psychoanalysis
B) Opened the first psychology research lab in 1879
C) Wrote The Principles of Psychology
D) Proposed behaviorism
2. Structuralism, as espoused by Wundt, focused on:
A) The adaptive purpose of behavior
B) Breaking conscious experience into underlying components
C) Observable behavior only
D) Unconscious conflicts
,3. William James’s functionalism emphasized:
A) The structure of the mind
B) The adaptive purpose or function of mind and behavior
C) Introspection of elements
D) Environmental determinism
4. The debate between nativism and empiricism concerns:
A) Mind vs. body
B) Nature vs. nurture
C) Conscious vs. unconscious
D) Free will vs. determinism
5. Which approach emphasizes the role of environmental forces in shaping
behavior?
A) Psychoanalysis
B) Humanistic psychology
C) Behaviorism
D) Cognitive psychology
6. The biopsychosocial perspective explains behavior through:
A) Biological factors only
B) Psychological factors only
C) Social factors only
D) The interaction of biological, psychological, and social factors
7. The four main goals of psychology are to:
A) Diagnose, treat, cure, and prevent
B) Describe, explain, predict, and control
C) Observe, measure, analyze, and conclude
D) Test, replicate, publish, and apply
8. A precise definition of how a variable will be measured is called a(n):
A) Theory
B) Hypothesis
C) Operational definition
D) Correlation
9. Dr. Lee wants to determine cause and effect. Which method should she use?
A) Correlational study
B) Naturalistic observation
, C) Experimental method
D) Case study
10.A correlation coefficient of +.50 between ice cream sales and violent crime
means:
A) Ice cream causes violence
B) Violence causes ice cream sales
C) A third variable may account for the relationship
D) There is no relationship
11.In an experiment, the variable that the researcher manipulates is the:
A) Dependent variable
B) Independent variable
C) Control variable
D) Confounding variable
12.Random assignment helps ensure that:
A) Participants are representative of the population
B) Groups are similar before the manipulation
C) The experimenter knows who is in which group
D) Results generalize across cultures
13.Which is an ethical requirement for research with human participants?
A) Deception must always be avoided
B) Participants must be paid
C) Informed consent must be obtained
D) Results must be published
14.Debriefing involves:
A) Obtaining consent before the study
B) Sharing the purpose and any deception after participation
C) Randomly assigning participants
D) Measuring the dependent variable
15.A subset of a population selected so all members have an equal chance of
inclusion is a:
A) Representative sample
B) Random sample
C) Convenience sample
D) Control group
2026/2027 WITH 150 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS |
ALREADY GRADED A+ |
GUARANTEED PASS
History, Perspectives, and Methods (1–20)
1. Wilhelm Wundt is credited with founding psychology as a formal science
because he:
A) Developed psychoanalysis
B) Opened the first psychology research lab in 1879
C) Wrote The Principles of Psychology
D) Proposed behaviorism
2. Structuralism, as espoused by Wundt, focused on:
A) The adaptive purpose of behavior
B) Breaking conscious experience into underlying components
C) Observable behavior only
D) Unconscious conflicts
,3. William James’s functionalism emphasized:
A) The structure of the mind
B) The adaptive purpose or function of mind and behavior
C) Introspection of elements
D) Environmental determinism
4. The debate between nativism and empiricism concerns:
A) Mind vs. body
B) Nature vs. nurture
C) Conscious vs. unconscious
D) Free will vs. determinism
5. Which approach emphasizes the role of environmental forces in shaping
behavior?
A) Psychoanalysis
B) Humanistic psychology
C) Behaviorism
D) Cognitive psychology
6. The biopsychosocial perspective explains behavior through:
A) Biological factors only
B) Psychological factors only
C) Social factors only
D) The interaction of biological, psychological, and social factors
7. The four main goals of psychology are to:
A) Diagnose, treat, cure, and prevent
B) Describe, explain, predict, and control
C) Observe, measure, analyze, and conclude
D) Test, replicate, publish, and apply
8. A precise definition of how a variable will be measured is called a(n):
A) Theory
B) Hypothesis
C) Operational definition
D) Correlation
9. Dr. Lee wants to determine cause and effect. Which method should she use?
A) Correlational study
B) Naturalistic observation
, C) Experimental method
D) Case study
10.A correlation coefficient of +.50 between ice cream sales and violent crime
means:
A) Ice cream causes violence
B) Violence causes ice cream sales
C) A third variable may account for the relationship
D) There is no relationship
11.In an experiment, the variable that the researcher manipulates is the:
A) Dependent variable
B) Independent variable
C) Control variable
D) Confounding variable
12.Random assignment helps ensure that:
A) Participants are representative of the population
B) Groups are similar before the manipulation
C) The experimenter knows who is in which group
D) Results generalize across cultures
13.Which is an ethical requirement for research with human participants?
A) Deception must always be avoided
B) Participants must be paid
C) Informed consent must be obtained
D) Results must be published
14.Debriefing involves:
A) Obtaining consent before the study
B) Sharing the purpose and any deception after participation
C) Randomly assigning participants
D) Measuring the dependent variable
15.A subset of a population selected so all members have an equal chance of
inclusion is a:
A) Representative sample
B) Random sample
C) Convenience sample
D) Control group
