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General Psychology – PSYCH 101 – Final Exam 2025
with 80 Verified Answers – Graded A+
Psychology ......ANSWER........Science of human behaviour
Consciousness ......ANSWER........Awareness of some element of
the surroundings
Wilhelm Wundt ......ANSWER........Set of first psychological lab
which moved psychology into experimental science category;
said main task of psychology was to study the mind and wanted
to examine relationship between sensations experienced and the
affect these factors have on judgements
Sigmund Freud ......ANSWER........Concerned with treatment and
cure of mental disorders and used psychoanalysis to treat
nervous disorders; thought unconscious mind was larger than
conscious; believed all neurotic disturbances has origin in some
sexual experience
Psychoanalysis ......ANSWER........Psychological theory with
accompanying treatment used to assist ppl with personality
disorders
Free association ......ANSWER........Psychological technique where
person talks out problems with therapist and therapist uses word
association to get patient through obstacles blocking memory
Id ......ANSWER........Part of personality that focuses on satisfying
basic needs and receiving pleasure
Libido ......ANSWER........Energy within the id which gives attention
to goals of attaining pleasure through basic body requirements
Ego ......ANSWER........Part of personality that's a mediator
between Id and superego and external reality; goal is smooth
functioning of all parts if personality
Superego ......ANSWER........Part of personality which gives moral
direction, strives for perfection and ideal behaviour
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Carl Jung ......ANSWER........Popularized terms extrovert and
introvert; emphasized that goals play important role in directing
behaviour
Extravert ......ANSWER........Person is self confident, people
oriented, and outgoing
Introvert ......ANSWER........Thoughtful, shy, withdrawn, caught up
in self discovery and personal growth
Personal unconscious ......ANSWER........Comes form our own past
experiences that we were once aware of but have now forgotten
Collective unconscious ......ANSWER........Region of mind that
contains all memories form our earliest ancestors
Behaviourist ......ANSWER........Believes persons inner feelings and
attitudes can only be known by individual and outward
behaviour can only be observed by scientists
Tabula rasa ......ANSWER........Theory that a newborn has no
previous thoughts or experiences prior to birth
Humanistic theory ......ANSWER........Belief that under the right
circumstances ppl with become happy and creative and seek
growth; ppl are not evil by nature
Sleep stage 1 ......ANSWER........Person drifts in and out of sleep
and can be awakened easily; eye movements and muscle
activity slows
Sleep stage 2 ......ANSWER........Eye movements stop and brain
waves slow; occasional rapid brain wave activity
Sleep stage 3 ......ANSWER........Brainwaves slower, occasional
bursts of waves; very difficult to wake up
Sleep stage 4 ......ANSWER........Brian produces delta waves; all
effects of stage three but no fast bursts of waves
REM Sleep ......ANSWER........Body functions speed up, breathing
is rapid, eyes move around rapidly, muscles paralyzed, heart
rate increases, blood pressure rises, dreaming occurs
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Learning ......ANSWER........Mastering info or skills that increase
one's competence and react successfully to environment
Informal learning ......ANSWER........Gathering I go through
contacts with others, leisure interests
Formal learning ......ANSWER........Gathering info through school
and other structured lecturers
Perceptual learning ......ANSWER........Acquiring physical skills
Affective learning ......ANSWER........Gaining understanding about
feelings and emotions
Cognitive learning ......ANSWER........Covers thinking, problem
solving, and other creative mind processes
Plateau ......ANSWER........Period of little to no noticeable
progress in leaning
Transfer ......ANSWER........Effect of pervious learning on later
learning
Positive transfer ......ANSWER........Prior learning is helpful to later
learning
Negative transfer ......ANSWER........Prior learning interferes with
later learning
Diminishing returns ......ANSWER........Further studying does not
produce extra gains in learning
Massed practice ......ANSWER........Learning sessions that occur on
one unit of time
Distributed practice ......ANSWER........Involves type of learning
schedule separated by rest periods
Serial learning ......ANSWER........Situation where individual learns
series of responses in definite order
Primary effect ......ANSWER........First things learned are
remembered more clearly
Regency effect ......ANSWER........Things learned last are
remembered next clearly
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Latent learning ......ANSWER........Learning that takes place
without full awareness
Natural association ......ANSWER........Collection of items are more
easily remembered of they naturally occur together
NLP ......ANSWER........Study of structure of learning experiences
which indicate now new ideas are absorbed and stored using
senses
Visual learner ......ANSWER........Acquires data about world
through sight
Kinaesthetic learner ......ANSWER........Body sensations may be
associated with recall of experience; use techniques involving
manipulated objects to fix details in mind
Auditory learner ......ANSWER........Takes info through sounds;
hear original tones and dialogue in their heads when
remembering
Concept formation ......ANSWER........A concept refers to the
meaning a person gives to various objects or ideas, concept
formation is to way we build these ideas in our mind
Positive reinforcement ......ANSWER........Pleasant of favourable
factor that increases likelihood of response
Negative reinforcement ......ANSWER........Removing negative
factor that increases likelihood of response
Complete reinforcement ......ANSWER........When correct response
is made, reinforcement is given each and every time
Partial reinforcement ......ANSWER........When correct response is
made, reinforcement is only given sometimes
Secondary reinforcement ......ANSWER........Reward that
associated with something that fulfills the actual need
Classical conditioning ......ANSWER........Learning of a particular
response when stimulus is present
General Psychology – PSYCH 101 – Final Exam 2025
with 80 Verified Answers – Graded A+
Psychology ......ANSWER........Science of human behaviour
Consciousness ......ANSWER........Awareness of some element of
the surroundings
Wilhelm Wundt ......ANSWER........Set of first psychological lab
which moved psychology into experimental science category;
said main task of psychology was to study the mind and wanted
to examine relationship between sensations experienced and the
affect these factors have on judgements
Sigmund Freud ......ANSWER........Concerned with treatment and
cure of mental disorders and used psychoanalysis to treat
nervous disorders; thought unconscious mind was larger than
conscious; believed all neurotic disturbances has origin in some
sexual experience
Psychoanalysis ......ANSWER........Psychological theory with
accompanying treatment used to assist ppl with personality
disorders
Free association ......ANSWER........Psychological technique where
person talks out problems with therapist and therapist uses word
association to get patient through obstacles blocking memory
Id ......ANSWER........Part of personality that focuses on satisfying
basic needs and receiving pleasure
Libido ......ANSWER........Energy within the id which gives attention
to goals of attaining pleasure through basic body requirements
Ego ......ANSWER........Part of personality that's a mediator
between Id and superego and external reality; goal is smooth
functioning of all parts if personality
Superego ......ANSWER........Part of personality which gives moral
direction, strives for perfection and ideal behaviour
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Carl Jung ......ANSWER........Popularized terms extrovert and
introvert; emphasized that goals play important role in directing
behaviour
Extravert ......ANSWER........Person is self confident, people
oriented, and outgoing
Introvert ......ANSWER........Thoughtful, shy, withdrawn, caught up
in self discovery and personal growth
Personal unconscious ......ANSWER........Comes form our own past
experiences that we were once aware of but have now forgotten
Collective unconscious ......ANSWER........Region of mind that
contains all memories form our earliest ancestors
Behaviourist ......ANSWER........Believes persons inner feelings and
attitudes can only be known by individual and outward
behaviour can only be observed by scientists
Tabula rasa ......ANSWER........Theory that a newborn has no
previous thoughts or experiences prior to birth
Humanistic theory ......ANSWER........Belief that under the right
circumstances ppl with become happy and creative and seek
growth; ppl are not evil by nature
Sleep stage 1 ......ANSWER........Person drifts in and out of sleep
and can be awakened easily; eye movements and muscle
activity slows
Sleep stage 2 ......ANSWER........Eye movements stop and brain
waves slow; occasional rapid brain wave activity
Sleep stage 3 ......ANSWER........Brainwaves slower, occasional
bursts of waves; very difficult to wake up
Sleep stage 4 ......ANSWER........Brian produces delta waves; all
effects of stage three but no fast bursts of waves
REM Sleep ......ANSWER........Body functions speed up, breathing
is rapid, eyes move around rapidly, muscles paralyzed, heart
rate increases, blood pressure rises, dreaming occurs
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Learning ......ANSWER........Mastering info or skills that increase
one's competence and react successfully to environment
Informal learning ......ANSWER........Gathering I go through
contacts with others, leisure interests
Formal learning ......ANSWER........Gathering info through school
and other structured lecturers
Perceptual learning ......ANSWER........Acquiring physical skills
Affective learning ......ANSWER........Gaining understanding about
feelings and emotions
Cognitive learning ......ANSWER........Covers thinking, problem
solving, and other creative mind processes
Plateau ......ANSWER........Period of little to no noticeable
progress in leaning
Transfer ......ANSWER........Effect of pervious learning on later
learning
Positive transfer ......ANSWER........Prior learning is helpful to later
learning
Negative transfer ......ANSWER........Prior learning interferes with
later learning
Diminishing returns ......ANSWER........Further studying does not
produce extra gains in learning
Massed practice ......ANSWER........Learning sessions that occur on
one unit of time
Distributed practice ......ANSWER........Involves type of learning
schedule separated by rest periods
Serial learning ......ANSWER........Situation where individual learns
series of responses in definite order
Primary effect ......ANSWER........First things learned are
remembered more clearly
Regency effect ......ANSWER........Things learned last are
remembered next clearly
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Latent learning ......ANSWER........Learning that takes place
without full awareness
Natural association ......ANSWER........Collection of items are more
easily remembered of they naturally occur together
NLP ......ANSWER........Study of structure of learning experiences
which indicate now new ideas are absorbed and stored using
senses
Visual learner ......ANSWER........Acquires data about world
through sight
Kinaesthetic learner ......ANSWER........Body sensations may be
associated with recall of experience; use techniques involving
manipulated objects to fix details in mind
Auditory learner ......ANSWER........Takes info through sounds;
hear original tones and dialogue in their heads when
remembering
Concept formation ......ANSWER........A concept refers to the
meaning a person gives to various objects or ideas, concept
formation is to way we build these ideas in our mind
Positive reinforcement ......ANSWER........Pleasant of favourable
factor that increases likelihood of response
Negative reinforcement ......ANSWER........Removing negative
factor that increases likelihood of response
Complete reinforcement ......ANSWER........When correct response
is made, reinforcement is given each and every time
Partial reinforcement ......ANSWER........When correct response is
made, reinforcement is only given sometimes
Secondary reinforcement ......ANSWER........Reward that
associated with something that fulfills the actual need
Classical conditioning ......ANSWER........Learning of a particular
response when stimulus is present
