PSYCHOLOGY AN
EXPLORATION EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
Psychology is commonly defined as the _____. - ANS c. Scientific study of behavior and
mental processes
_________ Americans suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in any given year - ANS a. 1
in 4
Behaviorism was an early "school" or approach to psychology that was founded by: - ANS b.
John B. Watson.
Professor Windham asks her general psychology students to give an example of an overt
behavior. Which of the following would be an example of an overt behavior? - ANS b.
Gesturing to someone to come join your group
An experimenter wishes to see if there is a difference between two types of memory
techniques. She teaches one group of participants Technique A and another group Technique B.
Then she gives each group a list of words to memorize. Two weeks later she tests the
participants to see how many of the words they have remembered. What is the dependent
variable in this experiment? - ANS d. Number of words remembered
What is the independent variable in the experiment described in the previous question? -
ANS b. Memory techniques A or B
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, Observable behaviors are the primary focus in which of the following approaches to
psychology? - ANS c. Behaviorism
Pavlov is well-known for his work with________ and ___________. - ANS d. Classical
Conditioning and dogs
The father of psychology is - ANS b. Wilhelm Wundt
Who developed psychoanalytic theory? - ANS a. Freud
William James played a key role in helping to establish psychology in the United States. -
ANS True
More than 2000 years ago, the Greek philosopher Aristotle wrote extensively about
psychological topics such as sleep, dreams, the senses and memory. - ANS True
Edward Titchener opened the first psychology research laboratory. - ANS False
Francis C. Sumner was the first African American to earn a Ph.D. in psychology. - ANS True
Humanistic psychology was largely founded by the American psychologist B.F. Skinner. -
ANS False
keeping all information obtained from a participant during a study private
Answer 1 Correct
scientific study of behavior and mental processes
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EXPLORATION EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
Psychology is commonly defined as the _____. - ANS c. Scientific study of behavior and
mental processes
_________ Americans suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in any given year - ANS a. 1
in 4
Behaviorism was an early "school" or approach to psychology that was founded by: - ANS b.
John B. Watson.
Professor Windham asks her general psychology students to give an example of an overt
behavior. Which of the following would be an example of an overt behavior? - ANS b.
Gesturing to someone to come join your group
An experimenter wishes to see if there is a difference between two types of memory
techniques. She teaches one group of participants Technique A and another group Technique B.
Then she gives each group a list of words to memorize. Two weeks later she tests the
participants to see how many of the words they have remembered. What is the dependent
variable in this experiment? - ANS d. Number of words remembered
What is the independent variable in the experiment described in the previous question? -
ANS b. Memory techniques A or B
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, Observable behaviors are the primary focus in which of the following approaches to
psychology? - ANS c. Behaviorism
Pavlov is well-known for his work with________ and ___________. - ANS d. Classical
Conditioning and dogs
The father of psychology is - ANS b. Wilhelm Wundt
Who developed psychoanalytic theory? - ANS a. Freud
William James played a key role in helping to establish psychology in the United States. -
ANS True
More than 2000 years ago, the Greek philosopher Aristotle wrote extensively about
psychological topics such as sleep, dreams, the senses and memory. - ANS True
Edward Titchener opened the first psychology research laboratory. - ANS False
Francis C. Sumner was the first African American to earn a Ph.D. in psychology. - ANS True
Humanistic psychology was largely founded by the American psychologist B.F. Skinner. -
ANS False
keeping all information obtained from a participant during a study private
Answer 1 Correct
scientific study of behavior and mental processes
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