WGU C180 Pre-Assessment Exam | Introduction to Psychology | Questions & Answers | Latest Update 2026/2027 | Graded A+.

WGU C180 Pre-Assessment Exam | Introduction to Psychology | Questions & Answers | Latest Update 2026/2027 | Graded A+. According to psychodynamic psychology, what is depression the result of? Suppressed aggressive drives Which level of need must be met before the need for belongingness and love can be satisfied, according to Maslow's hierarchy of needs? Physiological Suppose there is a positive correlation between age and life satisfaction. What conclusion does the correlation support? As age increases, the level of life satisfaction also increases. Which research method does the study of Gage represent? Case study Which principle should be established in any psychological study? Participants should be protected from needless harm. Which part of the brain is responsible for memory? hippocampus Neural impulses are able to travel the neural pathways with assistance from chemicals called neurotransmitters. Who was a key figure in the development of the behaviorist school of psychological thought? B. F. Skinner Who was a key figure in the development of psychoanalysis? Sigmund Freud Which neurotransmitter enables muscle action? Acetylcholine Which component of the nervous system is integral in activating the body's fight-or-flight response? Sympathetic nervous system A farmer drives a truck full of feed for cattle into a field. The farmer honks the horn when driving into the field. On the third day, the farmer drives into the field and honks the horn, and the cattle start moving toward the truck. According to Pavlov, which learned association is most likely to develop in this scenario? The firefighter learns to react emotionally in a similar way to the alarm as to the fire. A child's parents want to teach their child to use the toilet by using positive reinforcement. A teenager asks a parent for help with calculus homework. The parent has not solved calculus problems in more than 20 years and remembers very little about it. Which concept corresponds to this situation? Storage decay Franco has been away from his hometown in Italy for more than 30 years, but he can still paint it from memory with impressive accuracy. Which memory is Franco using? Long-term memory