WGU C180 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) Q&A 2026 |INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF
1. Which of the following best defines psychology?
A. Study of the soul and spirit
B. Scientific study of behavior and mental processes
C. Study of human anatomy and physiology
D. Study of social institutions only
Rationale: Psychology focuses on observable behavior and
internal mental processes using scientific methods.
Correct Answer: B
2. Who is considered the father of psychology?
A. Sigmund Freud
B. Carl Rogers
C. Wilhelm Wundt
D. B.F. Skinner
Rationale: Wilhelm Wundt established the first psychology lab
in 1879.
Correct Answer: C
,3. The structure of DNA is most relevant to which
psychological perspective?
A. Behavioral
B. Biological
C. Humanistic
D. Cognitive
Rationale: Biological psychology focuses on genetics and brain
structures.
Correct Answer: B
4. Classical conditioning was discovered by:
A. Skinner
B. Pavlov
C. Watson
D. Bandura
Rationale: Ivan Pavlov discovered classical conditioning through
dog experiments.
Correct Answer: B
5. In classical conditioning, a neutral stimulus becomes a
conditioned stimulus after:
A. Reinforcement
B. Punishment
,C. Association with an unconditioned stimulus
D. Extinction
Rationale: Learning occurs through association between
stimuli.
Correct Answer: C
6. Operant conditioning focuses on:
A. Unconscious desires
B. Rewards and punishments
C. Genetic inheritance
D. Dream analysis
Rationale: Behavior is shaped by consequences.
Correct Answer: B
7. Positive reinforcement involves:
A. Removing an unpleasant stimulus
B. Adding a pleasant stimulus
C. Adding a punishment
D. Removing a reward
Rationale: Positive reinforcement increases behavior by adding
reward.
Correct Answer: B
, 8. Which psychologist is associated with operant
conditioning?
A. Skinner
B. Freud
C. Piaget
D. James
Rationale: B.F. Skinner developed operant conditioning theory.
Correct Answer: A
9. Observational learning is best explained by:
A. Freud’s psychoanalysis
B. Bandura’s social learning theory
C. Skinner’s reinforcement theory
D. Wundt’s introspection
Rationale: Bandura showed learning occurs through
observation.
Correct Answer: B
10. The brain region responsible for decision making and
impulse control is the:
A. Cerebellum
B. Occipital lobe
C. Prefrontal cortex
D. Brainstem
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) Q&A 2026 |INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF
1. Which of the following best defines psychology?
A. Study of the soul and spirit
B. Scientific study of behavior and mental processes
C. Study of human anatomy and physiology
D. Study of social institutions only
Rationale: Psychology focuses on observable behavior and
internal mental processes using scientific methods.
Correct Answer: B
2. Who is considered the father of psychology?
A. Sigmund Freud
B. Carl Rogers
C. Wilhelm Wundt
D. B.F. Skinner
Rationale: Wilhelm Wundt established the first psychology lab
in 1879.
Correct Answer: C
,3. The structure of DNA is most relevant to which
psychological perspective?
A. Behavioral
B. Biological
C. Humanistic
D. Cognitive
Rationale: Biological psychology focuses on genetics and brain
structures.
Correct Answer: B
4. Classical conditioning was discovered by:
A. Skinner
B. Pavlov
C. Watson
D. Bandura
Rationale: Ivan Pavlov discovered classical conditioning through
dog experiments.
Correct Answer: B
5. In classical conditioning, a neutral stimulus becomes a
conditioned stimulus after:
A. Reinforcement
B. Punishment
,C. Association with an unconditioned stimulus
D. Extinction
Rationale: Learning occurs through association between
stimuli.
Correct Answer: C
6. Operant conditioning focuses on:
A. Unconscious desires
B. Rewards and punishments
C. Genetic inheritance
D. Dream analysis
Rationale: Behavior is shaped by consequences.
Correct Answer: B
7. Positive reinforcement involves:
A. Removing an unpleasant stimulus
B. Adding a pleasant stimulus
C. Adding a punishment
D. Removing a reward
Rationale: Positive reinforcement increases behavior by adding
reward.
Correct Answer: B
, 8. Which psychologist is associated with operant
conditioning?
A. Skinner
B. Freud
C. Piaget
D. James
Rationale: B.F. Skinner developed operant conditioning theory.
Correct Answer: A
9. Observational learning is best explained by:
A. Freud’s psychoanalysis
B. Bandura’s social learning theory
C. Skinner’s reinforcement theory
D. Wundt’s introspection
Rationale: Bandura showed learning occurs through
observation.
Correct Answer: B
10. The brain region responsible for decision making and
impulse control is the:
A. Cerebellum
B. Occipital lobe
C. Prefrontal cortex
D. Brainstem
