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PSYC 101 MODULES 1-6 INTRODUCING
PSYCHOLOGY EXAM 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
Kurt has finished his howler monkey study and now plans on studying a specific subject from
the original study, code-named "Harley." He plans on studying certain aberrant behaviors
Harley demonstrated over an extended duration of 2 years. Kurt is planning a ______.
A)Evolutionary Psychology
B)Experiment
C)Survey
D)Case Study - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > D)Case Study
A researcher wants to see if a protein-enriched diet will enhance the maze-running
performance of rats. One group of rats is fed the high-protein diet for the duration of the study;
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the other group continues to receive ordinary rat chow. In this experiment, the rats' maze-
running performance is the:
A)Dependent variable
B)Independent variable
C)Control variable
D)Correlated variable - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A)Dependent Variable
The functionalists , under the direction of William James, admired the work of ________, who is
well-known for his evolutionary theory of natural selection.
A)Heinz Kohut
B)Sigmund Freud
C)Max Wertheimer
D)Charles Darwin - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > D)Charles Darwin
You are interviewing a new member of the psychology department for the university
newspaper. The faculty member states, "Many times, people are unaware of the unconscious
motivations that drive their overt actions." This faculty member's views are most similar to the
views held by:
A)Sigmund Freud
B)Carl Rogers
C)Wilhelm Wundt
D)B. F. Skinner - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A)Sigmund Freud
The school of psychology that suggests psychologists should study only what can be
objectively observed is:
PSYC 101 MODULES 1-6 INTRODUCING
PSYCHOLOGY EXAM 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
Kurt has finished his howler monkey study and now plans on studying a specific subject from
the original study, code-named "Harley." He plans on studying certain aberrant behaviors
Harley demonstrated over an extended duration of 2 years. Kurt is planning a ______.
A)Evolutionary Psychology
B)Experiment
C)Survey
D)Case Study - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > D)Case Study
A researcher wants to see if a protein-enriched diet will enhance the maze-running
performance of rats. One group of rats is fed the high-protein diet for the duration of the study;
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the other group continues to receive ordinary rat chow. In this experiment, the rats' maze-
running performance is the:
A)Dependent variable
B)Independent variable
C)Control variable
D)Correlated variable - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A)Dependent Variable
The functionalists , under the direction of William James, admired the work of ________, who is
well-known for his evolutionary theory of natural selection.
A)Heinz Kohut
B)Sigmund Freud
C)Max Wertheimer
D)Charles Darwin - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > D)Charles Darwin
You are interviewing a new member of the psychology department for the university
newspaper. The faculty member states, "Many times, people are unaware of the unconscious
motivations that drive their overt actions." This faculty member's views are most similar to the
views held by:
A)Sigmund Freud
B)Carl Rogers
C)Wilhelm Wundt
D)B. F. Skinner - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A)Sigmund Freud
The school of psychology that suggests psychologists should study only what can be
objectively observed is:
