WGU C180 Intro to Psychology
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behavior - Answer✔✔-Outwardly observable acts of a person, either alone or
in a group.
Psychology - Answer✔✔-the scientific study of mind and behavior
mind - Answer✔✔-The non-physical mental activities
Level of the brain - Answer✔✔-Events that involve the activity, structure, and
properties of the organ itself - brain cells and their connections, the chemical
solutions in which they exist, and the genes.
Level of the person - Answer✔✔-events that involve the function (mental
processes) and content (mental content) of the mind. (Love, competition, and
cooperation)
,mental contents - Answer✔✔-Knowledge, beliefs (including ideas,
explanations, and expectations), desires (such as hopes, goals, and needs), and
feelings (such as fears, guilts, and attractions).
mental processes - Answer✔✔-The thoughts, feelings, and motives that each
of us experiences privately but that cannot be observed directly. Physical
actions, paying attention, sensations and remembering the past.
Level of the group - Answer✔✔-Understanding an individuals behavior in the
context of their relationships with other people or the groups behavior as a
whole.
Three levels of psychological analysis - Answer✔✔-Level of the group, level of
the person and level of the brain
At which level of psychological analysis do psychologists focus on mental
events? - Answer✔✔-Level of the person
In psychological analysis, what do psychologists focus on at the level of the
group? - Answer✔✔-The way small and large groups of people think and act
What are two aspects? - Answer✔✔-Mind and behavior
What are examples of mental contents? - Answer✔✔-Beliefs, expectations and
goals
Structuralism - Answer✔✔-an early school of psychology that used
introspection to explore the elemental structure of the human mind
, Consiousness - Answer✔✔-our awareness of ourselves and our environment
Introspection - Answer✔✔-The technique of observing interior mental events
as they occur to immediately after they occur.
Functionalism - Answer✔✔-A school of thought in psychology that sought to
understand how the mind helps individuals adapt to the world around them
and function effectively in it.
natural selection - Answer✔✔-A natural process resulting in the evolution of
organisms best adapted to the environment. (Enable them to survive and
reproduce more fruitfully than others).
Adaptation - Answer✔✔-inherited characteristic that increases an organism's
chance of survival, helps an organism survive and produce many offspring
Gestalt Psychologists - Answer✔✔-Focus on the macro level psychology,
considering behavior as a whole rather than the micro level view of the parts
unconsious - Answer✔✔-Unaware of the outside world and unable to bring
oneself into awareness at will
defense mechanisms - Answer✔✔-Unconsious strategies that protect a person
from anxiety based on unacceptable thoughts or feelings
Exam Study Guide – Practice
Questions with Verified
Answers. GRADED A+. Latest
2026/2027 Update.
behavior - Answer✔✔-Outwardly observable acts of a person, either alone or
in a group.
Psychology - Answer✔✔-the scientific study of mind and behavior
mind - Answer✔✔-The non-physical mental activities
Level of the brain - Answer✔✔-Events that involve the activity, structure, and
properties of the organ itself - brain cells and their connections, the chemical
solutions in which they exist, and the genes.
Level of the person - Answer✔✔-events that involve the function (mental
processes) and content (mental content) of the mind. (Love, competition, and
cooperation)
,mental contents - Answer✔✔-Knowledge, beliefs (including ideas,
explanations, and expectations), desires (such as hopes, goals, and needs), and
feelings (such as fears, guilts, and attractions).
mental processes - Answer✔✔-The thoughts, feelings, and motives that each
of us experiences privately but that cannot be observed directly. Physical
actions, paying attention, sensations and remembering the past.
Level of the group - Answer✔✔-Understanding an individuals behavior in the
context of their relationships with other people or the groups behavior as a
whole.
Three levels of psychological analysis - Answer✔✔-Level of the group, level of
the person and level of the brain
At which level of psychological analysis do psychologists focus on mental
events? - Answer✔✔-Level of the person
In psychological analysis, what do psychologists focus on at the level of the
group? - Answer✔✔-The way small and large groups of people think and act
What are two aspects? - Answer✔✔-Mind and behavior
What are examples of mental contents? - Answer✔✔-Beliefs, expectations and
goals
Structuralism - Answer✔✔-an early school of psychology that used
introspection to explore the elemental structure of the human mind
, Consiousness - Answer✔✔-our awareness of ourselves and our environment
Introspection - Answer✔✔-The technique of observing interior mental events
as they occur to immediately after they occur.
Functionalism - Answer✔✔-A school of thought in psychology that sought to
understand how the mind helps individuals adapt to the world around them
and function effectively in it.
natural selection - Answer✔✔-A natural process resulting in the evolution of
organisms best adapted to the environment. (Enable them to survive and
reproduce more fruitfully than others).
Adaptation - Answer✔✔-inherited characteristic that increases an organism's
chance of survival, helps an organism survive and produce many offspring
Gestalt Psychologists - Answer✔✔-Focus on the macro level psychology,
considering behavior as a whole rather than the micro level view of the parts
unconsious - Answer✔✔-Unaware of the outside world and unable to bring
oneself into awareness at will
defense mechanisms - Answer✔✔-Unconsious strategies that protect a person
from anxiety based on unacceptable thoughts or feelings
