WGU C180
WGU Introduction to Psychology - C180
(Based on Study Guide) Exam Questions
and Answers 2025
Psychologists Study -Correct Answers ✔-behavior and mental processes
Hypothesis -Correct Answers ✔-A specific and falsifiable prediction about
relationship between two or more variables
Sample -Correct Answers ✔-a subset of the population
correlational research -Correct Answers ✔-A measure of the extent to which two
factors vary together, and thus of how well either factor predicts the other.
Positive Correlation -Correct Answers ✔-as one variable increases, so does the
other
Negative Correlation -Correct Answers ✔-as one variable increases, the other
decreases
Cell Body (Soma) -Correct Answers ✔-contains the nucleus and other parts of the
cell needed to sustain its life
Dendrites -Correct Answers ✔-Branchlike parts of a neuron that are specialized to
receive messages.
Axon -Correct Answers ✔-Part of neuron that passes message to the terminal
buttons
Myelin Sheath -Correct Answers ✔-covers the axon of some neurons and helps
speed neural impulses
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Neurotransmitters -Correct Answers ✔-Chemicals that transmit information from
one neuron to another across the synaptic gaps
terminal buttons -Correct Answers ✔-The branched end of the axon that contains
neurotransmitters.
Cerebellum -Correct Answers ✔-the "little brain" at the rear of the brainstem;
functions include processing sensory input and coordinating movement output and
balance
Hypothalamus -Correct Answers ✔-A neural structure lying below the thalamus; it
directs several maintenance activities (eating, drinking, body temperature), helps
govern the endocrine system via the pituitary gland, and is linked to emotion and
reward.
Thalamus -Correct Answers ✔-the brain's sensory control center, located on top of
the brainstem; it directs messages to the sensory receiving areas in the cortex and
transmits replies to the cerebellum and medulla
Corpus Callosum -Correct Answers ✔-the large band of neural fibers connecting
the two brain hemispheres and carrying messages between them
Hippocampus -Correct Answers ✔-A neural center located in the limbic system
that helps process explicit memories for storage. (Long-term Memory)
Frontal Lobe -Correct Answers ✔-associated with reasoning, planning, parts of
speech, movement, emotions, judgement, and problem solving
parietal lobe -Correct Answers ✔-A region of the cerebral cortex whose functions
include processing information about touch.
temporal lobe -Correct Answers ✔-A region of the cerebral cortex responsible for
hearing and language.
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occipital lobe -Correct Answers ✔-A region of the cerebral cortex that processes
visual information
Pancreas -Correct Answers ✔-Regulates the level of sugar in the blood
Testes -Correct Answers ✔-secretes male sex hormones
Ovaries -Correct Answers ✔-Secretes female sex hormones
Pituitary Gland -Correct Answers ✔-The endocrine system's most influential
gland. Under the influence of the hypothalamus, the pituitary regulates growth and
controls other endocrine glands. Secretes hormones - some of which go to other
glands.
Sensation -Correct Answers ✔-Detect information and translate to energy
Perception -Correct Answers ✔-Use knowledge to organize and interpret sensory
information
Absolute Threshold -Correct Answers ✔-the minimum stimulation needed to
detect a particular stimulus 50 percent of the time
Subliminal Messaging -Correct Answers ✔-stimuli below our absolute threshold
that can affect our behavior in subtle ways - only effective for a short amount of
time
Top-down perception -Correct Answers ✔-Utilizing pre-existing expectancies and
experiences to perceive the environment.
inattentional blindness -Correct Answers ✔-failure to detect stimuli that are in
plain sight when our attention is focused elsewhere
WGU C180
WGU Introduction to Psychology - C180
(Based on Study Guide) Exam Questions
and Answers 2025
Psychologists Study -Correct Answers ✔-behavior and mental processes
Hypothesis -Correct Answers ✔-A specific and falsifiable prediction about
relationship between two or more variables
Sample -Correct Answers ✔-a subset of the population
correlational research -Correct Answers ✔-A measure of the extent to which two
factors vary together, and thus of how well either factor predicts the other.
Positive Correlation -Correct Answers ✔-as one variable increases, so does the
other
Negative Correlation -Correct Answers ✔-as one variable increases, the other
decreases
Cell Body (Soma) -Correct Answers ✔-contains the nucleus and other parts of the
cell needed to sustain its life
Dendrites -Correct Answers ✔-Branchlike parts of a neuron that are specialized to
receive messages.
Axon -Correct Answers ✔-Part of neuron that passes message to the terminal
buttons
Myelin Sheath -Correct Answers ✔-covers the axon of some neurons and helps
speed neural impulses
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Neurotransmitters -Correct Answers ✔-Chemicals that transmit information from
one neuron to another across the synaptic gaps
terminal buttons -Correct Answers ✔-The branched end of the axon that contains
neurotransmitters.
Cerebellum -Correct Answers ✔-the "little brain" at the rear of the brainstem;
functions include processing sensory input and coordinating movement output and
balance
Hypothalamus -Correct Answers ✔-A neural structure lying below the thalamus; it
directs several maintenance activities (eating, drinking, body temperature), helps
govern the endocrine system via the pituitary gland, and is linked to emotion and
reward.
Thalamus -Correct Answers ✔-the brain's sensory control center, located on top of
the brainstem; it directs messages to the sensory receiving areas in the cortex and
transmits replies to the cerebellum and medulla
Corpus Callosum -Correct Answers ✔-the large band of neural fibers connecting
the two brain hemispheres and carrying messages between them
Hippocampus -Correct Answers ✔-A neural center located in the limbic system
that helps process explicit memories for storage. (Long-term Memory)
Frontal Lobe -Correct Answers ✔-associated with reasoning, planning, parts of
speech, movement, emotions, judgement, and problem solving
parietal lobe -Correct Answers ✔-A region of the cerebral cortex whose functions
include processing information about touch.
temporal lobe -Correct Answers ✔-A region of the cerebral cortex responsible for
hearing and language.
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occipital lobe -Correct Answers ✔-A region of the cerebral cortex that processes
visual information
Pancreas -Correct Answers ✔-Regulates the level of sugar in the blood
Testes -Correct Answers ✔-secretes male sex hormones
Ovaries -Correct Answers ✔-Secretes female sex hormones
Pituitary Gland -Correct Answers ✔-The endocrine system's most influential
gland. Under the influence of the hypothalamus, the pituitary regulates growth and
controls other endocrine glands. Secretes hormones - some of which go to other
glands.
Sensation -Correct Answers ✔-Detect information and translate to energy
Perception -Correct Answers ✔-Use knowledge to organize and interpret sensory
information
Absolute Threshold -Correct Answers ✔-the minimum stimulation needed to
detect a particular stimulus 50 percent of the time
Subliminal Messaging -Correct Answers ✔-stimuli below our absolute threshold
that can affect our behavior in subtle ways - only effective for a short amount of
time
Top-down perception -Correct Answers ✔-Utilizing pre-existing expectancies and
experiences to perceive the environment.
inattentional blindness -Correct Answers ✔-failure to detect stimuli that are in
plain sight when our attention is focused elsewhere
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