FINAL EXAM GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
100 WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
2025/2026
A theory that divides human behavior into two basic traits,
introversion and extraversion, was probably formulated by a
__________ psychologist.
Select one:
a. developmental
b. personality
c. human factors
d. clinical correct answers >> b. personality
A correlation of -.90 between two sets of test scores indicates that
people who earned high scores on the first test generally earned
__________ scores on the second.
Select one:
a. high
b. average
c. low
d. reliable correct answers >> c. low
Charles Darwin's theory of evolution predicted that organisms
that survived and reproduced were __________ than those less fit.
Select one:
,a. more intelligent
b. better adapted to the environment
c. more conscious of their surroundings
d. better at problem solving correct answers >> b. better
adapted to the environment
The psychodynamic theory of human motivation centers on
Select one:
a. insight.
b. the unconscious.
c. reinforcement.
d. introspection. correct answers >> b. the unconscious.
A satisfactory psychological theory of thirst would
Select one:
a. be able to predict when people will or will not drink.
b. be able to explain age-related drinking behavior.
c. both a and b.
d. none of these. correct answers >> c. both a and b.
A _______ is a segment of a population that is targeted for study.
Select one:
a. sample
b. group
c. team
,d. all of these correct answers >> a. sample
A ________ is a method of collecting information about individuals
or small groups.
Select one:
a. correlation
b. journal
c. survey
d. case study correct answers >> d. case study
As a science, psychology has four goals. Which of the following is
NOT one of those goals?
Select one:
a. eliminate behavior
b. explain behavior
c. predict behavior
d. control behavior correct answers >> a. eliminate behavior
Dr. Maloff is studying the effects of ethnic bias on the school
performance of immigrant children. Most likely, Dr. Maloff is a
__________ psychologist.
Select one:
a. psychoanalytic
b. behavioral
c. sociocultural
d. school correct answers >> c. sociocultural
, Dr. Levy studies the influences of hormones in determining
maternal behavior and sexual behavior in rats. Levy is most
probably a
Select one:
a. Gestalt psychologist.
b. behavioral psychologist.
c. biological psychologist.
d. psychoanalyst. correct answers >> c. biological
psychologist.
In selecting research participants, the results can be generalized
if the sample represents the
Select one:
a. ideas of the researcher.
b. commonsense views of the times.
c. target population.
d. theory in question. correct answers >> c. target
population.
As a scientist, you try not to speculate or draw conclusions when
you do not have evidence. This approach is consistent with your
use of
Select one:
a. common sense.
b. personal experience.
c. good economic decisions.
100 WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
2025/2026
A theory that divides human behavior into two basic traits,
introversion and extraversion, was probably formulated by a
__________ psychologist.
Select one:
a. developmental
b. personality
c. human factors
d. clinical correct answers >> b. personality
A correlation of -.90 between two sets of test scores indicates that
people who earned high scores on the first test generally earned
__________ scores on the second.
Select one:
a. high
b. average
c. low
d. reliable correct answers >> c. low
Charles Darwin's theory of evolution predicted that organisms
that survived and reproduced were __________ than those less fit.
Select one:
,a. more intelligent
b. better adapted to the environment
c. more conscious of their surroundings
d. better at problem solving correct answers >> b. better
adapted to the environment
The psychodynamic theory of human motivation centers on
Select one:
a. insight.
b. the unconscious.
c. reinforcement.
d. introspection. correct answers >> b. the unconscious.
A satisfactory psychological theory of thirst would
Select one:
a. be able to predict when people will or will not drink.
b. be able to explain age-related drinking behavior.
c. both a and b.
d. none of these. correct answers >> c. both a and b.
A _______ is a segment of a population that is targeted for study.
Select one:
a. sample
b. group
c. team
,d. all of these correct answers >> a. sample
A ________ is a method of collecting information about individuals
or small groups.
Select one:
a. correlation
b. journal
c. survey
d. case study correct answers >> d. case study
As a science, psychology has four goals. Which of the following is
NOT one of those goals?
Select one:
a. eliminate behavior
b. explain behavior
c. predict behavior
d. control behavior correct answers >> a. eliminate behavior
Dr. Maloff is studying the effects of ethnic bias on the school
performance of immigrant children. Most likely, Dr. Maloff is a
__________ psychologist.
Select one:
a. psychoanalytic
b. behavioral
c. sociocultural
d. school correct answers >> c. sociocultural
, Dr. Levy studies the influences of hormones in determining
maternal behavior and sexual behavior in rats. Levy is most
probably a
Select one:
a. Gestalt psychologist.
b. behavioral psychologist.
c. biological psychologist.
d. psychoanalyst. correct answers >> c. biological
psychologist.
In selecting research participants, the results can be generalized
if the sample represents the
Select one:
a. ideas of the researcher.
b. commonsense views of the times.
c. target population.
d. theory in question. correct answers >> c. target
population.
As a scientist, you try not to speculate or draw conclusions when
you do not have evidence. This approach is consistent with your
use of
Select one:
a. common sense.
b. personal experience.
c. good economic decisions.
