RSE4801 ASSIGNMENT
(Answer Guide) UPDATED
2025 -2026 (BRANDENEW)!!!!
| GARDED A+
The tendency to think vague information, such as horoscopes, is true and applicable:
A. Hindsight Bias
B. Barnum Effect
C. Overconfidence
D. Illusory correlation
Answer: B
Rationale: The Barnum Effect describes how people accept general, vague statements as
personally meaningful.
Current points of view and assumptions that influence what psychologists study:
A. Perspectives
B. Functionalism
C. Structuralism
D. Biopsychosocial approach
Answer: A
Rationale: Perspectives shape what to study, how to study it, and which methods to use.
Evidence carefully gathered through objective observation and measurement:
A. Empirical Evidence
B. Operational definition
C. Case Study
D. Hypothesis
Answer: A
Rationale: Empirical evidence relies on data and observation, forming conclusions based on
measurable results.
,Early school of thought using introspection to discover the structure of the mind:
A. Functionalism
B. Behaviorism
C. Structuralism
D. Cognitive psychology
Answer: C
Rationale: Structuralism aimed to break down mental processes via introspection.
Early school of thought exploring how mental and behavioral processes function to help
survival:
A. Functionalism
B. Behaviorism
C. Structuralism
D. Humanistic psychology
Answer: A
Rationale: Functionalism focused on the purpose of thoughts and behaviors.
Pure science aimed at increasing knowledge:
A. Applied research
B. Basic research
C. Industrial-organizational psychology
D. Clinical psychology
Answer: B
Rationale: Basic research seeks to expand understanding without immediate practical
application.
Focus on environmental factors shaping observable behavior:
A. Psychodynamic psychology
B. Behaviorism
C. Cognitive psychology
D. Humanistic psychology
Answer: B
Rationale: Behaviorism emphasizes learned responses and conditioning rather than internal
thoughts.
Study of brain activity linked with processing information:
A. Cognitive Psychology
B. Social Psychology
C. Clinical Psychology
D. Psychometrics
Answer: A
Rationale: Cognitive psychology investigates perception, memory, thinking, and language.
, Type of psychology applying principles to help others in real-world settings:
A. Basic psychology
B. Applied psychology
C. Cognitive psychology
D. Evolutionary psychology
Answer: B
Rationale: Applied psychology uses research to solve practical problems.
Considers natural selection, genetic predispositions, brain mechanisms, and hormones:
A. Social-cultural perspective
B. Biological approach
C. Psychodynamic psychology
D. Humanistic psychology
Answer: B
Rationale: The biological approach examines physiological and genetic influences on
behavior.
Analyzes cultural, societal, family, and peer influences on behavior:
A. Social-cultural perspective
B. Evolutionary psychology
C. Cognitive psychology
D. Behaviorism
Answer: A
Rationale: Social-cultural perspective studies the impact of social and cultural environments.
Examines trends and natural selection over generations:
A. Evolutionary psychology
B. Humanistic psychology
C. Functionalism
D. Structuralism
Answer: A
Rationale: Evolutionary psychology studies inherited mental and behavioral traits.
Focuses on the unconscious and childhood experiences:
A. Psychodynamic psychology
B. Cognitive psychology
C. Behaviorism
D. Humanistic psychology
Answer: A
Rationale: Psychodynamic theory (Freud) emphasizes unconscious drives and early
experiences.
(Answer Guide) UPDATED
2025 -2026 (BRANDENEW)!!!!
| GARDED A+
The tendency to think vague information, such as horoscopes, is true and applicable:
A. Hindsight Bias
B. Barnum Effect
C. Overconfidence
D. Illusory correlation
Answer: B
Rationale: The Barnum Effect describes how people accept general, vague statements as
personally meaningful.
Current points of view and assumptions that influence what psychologists study:
A. Perspectives
B. Functionalism
C. Structuralism
D. Biopsychosocial approach
Answer: A
Rationale: Perspectives shape what to study, how to study it, and which methods to use.
Evidence carefully gathered through objective observation and measurement:
A. Empirical Evidence
B. Operational definition
C. Case Study
D. Hypothesis
Answer: A
Rationale: Empirical evidence relies on data and observation, forming conclusions based on
measurable results.
,Early school of thought using introspection to discover the structure of the mind:
A. Functionalism
B. Behaviorism
C. Structuralism
D. Cognitive psychology
Answer: C
Rationale: Structuralism aimed to break down mental processes via introspection.
Early school of thought exploring how mental and behavioral processes function to help
survival:
A. Functionalism
B. Behaviorism
C. Structuralism
D. Humanistic psychology
Answer: A
Rationale: Functionalism focused on the purpose of thoughts and behaviors.
Pure science aimed at increasing knowledge:
A. Applied research
B. Basic research
C. Industrial-organizational psychology
D. Clinical psychology
Answer: B
Rationale: Basic research seeks to expand understanding without immediate practical
application.
Focus on environmental factors shaping observable behavior:
A. Psychodynamic psychology
B. Behaviorism
C. Cognitive psychology
D. Humanistic psychology
Answer: B
Rationale: Behaviorism emphasizes learned responses and conditioning rather than internal
thoughts.
Study of brain activity linked with processing information:
A. Cognitive Psychology
B. Social Psychology
C. Clinical Psychology
D. Psychometrics
Answer: A
Rationale: Cognitive psychology investigates perception, memory, thinking, and language.
, Type of psychology applying principles to help others in real-world settings:
A. Basic psychology
B. Applied psychology
C. Cognitive psychology
D. Evolutionary psychology
Answer: B
Rationale: Applied psychology uses research to solve practical problems.
Considers natural selection, genetic predispositions, brain mechanisms, and hormones:
A. Social-cultural perspective
B. Biological approach
C. Psychodynamic psychology
D. Humanistic psychology
Answer: B
Rationale: The biological approach examines physiological and genetic influences on
behavior.
Analyzes cultural, societal, family, and peer influences on behavior:
A. Social-cultural perspective
B. Evolutionary psychology
C. Cognitive psychology
D. Behaviorism
Answer: A
Rationale: Social-cultural perspective studies the impact of social and cultural environments.
Examines trends and natural selection over generations:
A. Evolutionary psychology
B. Humanistic psychology
C. Functionalism
D. Structuralism
Answer: A
Rationale: Evolutionary psychology studies inherited mental and behavioral traits.
Focuses on the unconscious and childhood experiences:
A. Psychodynamic psychology
B. Cognitive psychology
C. Behaviorism
D. Humanistic psychology
Answer: A
Rationale: Psychodynamic theory (Freud) emphasizes unconscious drives and early
experiences.
