WGU C180 Objective Assessment Exam (Latest
Update 2026/2027) Introduction to Psychology |
Questions And Answers | Guaranteed Pass.
Which belief illustrates situational attribution?
When a vehicle suddenly moves in front of another car, the driver must have had an emergency.
Which type of therapy is based on the belief that an individual's interpretation of events is what
causes unhappiness, rather than unhappiness being caused by the actual events? Rational-
emotive therapy
A firefighter hears the station alarm each time a fire is reported. Later, while fighting the fire, the
firefighter's heart is racing. 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.
Loto has been approached by a member of his social club to volunteer one day a week at the
local food bank, a charity that the club has decided to support. Loto is busy with his home and
family but realizes that helping will increase his feelings of giving to the community and
, enhance how members of the club may view him. He decides to make the time in his schedule
for this volunteer effort. What is this an example of, in terms of altruism?
Social exchange theory
Which disorder is classified as an anxiety disorder?
Social phobia
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. What is the function of the neurotransmitter serotonin?
It affects mood.
What does the hippocampus influence?
Memory
Update 2026/2027) Introduction to Psychology |
Questions And Answers | Guaranteed Pass.
Which belief illustrates situational attribution?
When a vehicle suddenly moves in front of another car, the driver must have had an emergency.
Which type of therapy is based on the belief that an individual's interpretation of events is what
causes unhappiness, rather than unhappiness being caused by the actual events? Rational-
emotive therapy
A firefighter hears the station alarm each time a fire is reported. Later, while fighting the fire, the
firefighter's heart is racing. 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.
Loto has been approached by a member of his social club to volunteer one day a week at the
local food bank, a charity that the club has decided to support. Loto is busy with his home and
family but realizes that helping will increase his feelings of giving to the community and
, enhance how members of the club may view him. He decides to make the time in his schedule
for this volunteer effort. What is this an example of, in terms of altruism?
Social exchange theory
Which disorder is classified as an anxiety disorder?
Social phobia
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. What is the function of the neurotransmitter serotonin?
It affects mood.
What does the hippocampus influence?
Memory
