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Portage PSYC 101 General Psychology Test 1
Newest 2025/2026 Complete All 200 Questions
And Correct Answers |Already Graded A+||
Psychology is defined as the ____.
A) Study of why people do what they do.
B) Scientific study of behavior and mental processes
C) Study of the unconscious and personality
D) Study of abnormality - ANSWER-Scientific study of behavior and
mental processes
What psychological perspective is most likely to view anxiety as product
of unresolved feelings of hostility, guilt, anger, or sexual attraction
experienced in childhood?
A) behavioral
B) sociocultural
C) psychodynamic
D) humanistic - ANSWER-Psychodynamic
Wanda wants to learn about the changes people experience from infancy
to adulthood. Her advisor should recommend that she take a course in:
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A) Developmental Psychology
B) Lifespan Psychology
C) Social Psychology
D) Lifestage Psychology - ANSWER-Lifespan Psychology
According to Sigmund Freud, the ____________ represents the desire
for satisfaction, and the ___________ represents the need for conformity
A) Id;Ego
B) Superego;Id
C) Ego;Superego
D) Id;Superego - ANSWER-Id:Superego
T/F: On her radio call-in show, Dr. Krostom responds to her listeners by
using her own "common sense," beliefs, and values rather than scientific
research. She is using "Folk" psychology not "Scientific" psychology -
ANSWER-True
Therapists and sports psychologists use psychology in order to help
people change their behavior. This is an example of which goal of
psychology? - ANSWER-Control
Which statement would most likely have been made by William James?
A) "To fully understand the human, one needs to examine unconscious
motivations."
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B) "Rather than studying the elements of consciousness, psychology
should study the function that consciousness serves."
C) "If psychology ever hopes to be truly scientific we must study the
basic elements of mental experience."
D) "Human nature is primarily influenced by self-perception, and that
should be the focus of psychology." - ANSWER-"Rather than studying
the elements of consciousness, psychology should study the function
that consciousness serves"
T/F: The psychological perspective that studies how we gather, encode,
and store information is the Cognitive perspective. - ANSWER-True
Which of the following is the subfield of psychology that examines the
application of psychological principles to work and business?
A) Business psychology
B) Industrial/organizational psychology
C) Career psychology
D) Work psychology - ANSWER-Industrial/Organizational psychology
T/F: You must have a doctoral degree in psychology before you can
legally call yourself a "Psychologist" and treat patients without
supervision. - ANSWER-True
T/F: From early in the development of Psychology an important focus
was finding practical uses for psychological findings. - ANSWER-True
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The problem of "qualia" was a particular problem for the research
methods used by
A) Functionalists
B) Structuralists
C) Behaviorists
D) none of these - ANSWER-Structuralists
A potential problem with surveys is that people may respond to
questions on the basis of what they think the surveyor wants to hear or
what is socially acceptable. A general term for this problem is
A) unconscious fabrication
B) social dishonesty
C) reactivity
D) any of these - ANSWER-Reactivity
Annalise wants to analyze how second-grade children behave at recess
time. Which of the following research techniques would give her the
most authentic recess behavior?
A) Surveys
B) Archival Research
C) Naturalistic Observation
D) None of these - ANSWER-Naturalistic observation
Portage PSYC 101 General Psychology Test 1
Newest 2025/2026 Complete All 200 Questions
And Correct Answers |Already Graded A+||
Psychology is defined as the ____.
A) Study of why people do what they do.
B) Scientific study of behavior and mental processes
C) Study of the unconscious and personality
D) Study of abnormality - ANSWER-Scientific study of behavior and
mental processes
What psychological perspective is most likely to view anxiety as product
of unresolved feelings of hostility, guilt, anger, or sexual attraction
experienced in childhood?
A) behavioral
B) sociocultural
C) psychodynamic
D) humanistic - ANSWER-Psychodynamic
Wanda wants to learn about the changes people experience from infancy
to adulthood. Her advisor should recommend that she take a course in:
,2|Page
A) Developmental Psychology
B) Lifespan Psychology
C) Social Psychology
D) Lifestage Psychology - ANSWER-Lifespan Psychology
According to Sigmund Freud, the ____________ represents the desire
for satisfaction, and the ___________ represents the need for conformity
A) Id;Ego
B) Superego;Id
C) Ego;Superego
D) Id;Superego - ANSWER-Id:Superego
T/F: On her radio call-in show, Dr. Krostom responds to her listeners by
using her own "common sense," beliefs, and values rather than scientific
research. She is using "Folk" psychology not "Scientific" psychology -
ANSWER-True
Therapists and sports psychologists use psychology in order to help
people change their behavior. This is an example of which goal of
psychology? - ANSWER-Control
Which statement would most likely have been made by William James?
A) "To fully understand the human, one needs to examine unconscious
motivations."
,3|Page
B) "Rather than studying the elements of consciousness, psychology
should study the function that consciousness serves."
C) "If psychology ever hopes to be truly scientific we must study the
basic elements of mental experience."
D) "Human nature is primarily influenced by self-perception, and that
should be the focus of psychology." - ANSWER-"Rather than studying
the elements of consciousness, psychology should study the function
that consciousness serves"
T/F: The psychological perspective that studies how we gather, encode,
and store information is the Cognitive perspective. - ANSWER-True
Which of the following is the subfield of psychology that examines the
application of psychological principles to work and business?
A) Business psychology
B) Industrial/organizational psychology
C) Career psychology
D) Work psychology - ANSWER-Industrial/Organizational psychology
T/F: You must have a doctoral degree in psychology before you can
legally call yourself a "Psychologist" and treat patients without
supervision. - ANSWER-True
T/F: From early in the development of Psychology an important focus
was finding practical uses for psychological findings. - ANSWER-True
, 4|Page
The problem of "qualia" was a particular problem for the research
methods used by
A) Functionalists
B) Structuralists
C) Behaviorists
D) none of these - ANSWER-Structuralists
A potential problem with surveys is that people may respond to
questions on the basis of what they think the surveyor wants to hear or
what is socially acceptable. A general term for this problem is
A) unconscious fabrication
B) social dishonesty
C) reactivity
D) any of these - ANSWER-Reactivity
Annalise wants to analyze how second-grade children behave at recess
time. Which of the following research techniques would give her the
most authentic recess behavior?
A) Surveys
B) Archival Research
C) Naturalistic Observation
D) None of these - ANSWER-Naturalistic observation
