INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY FINAL EXAM
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1. What is the primary focus of psychology as a field?
A. Study of planets
B. Study of behavior and mental processes
C. Study of chemical reactions
D. Study of government systems
Correct Answer: B. Study of behavior and mental processes
Psychology examines how people think, feel, and behave in different
contexts.
2. Who is considered the father of modern psychology?
A. Sigmund Freud
B. Wilhelm Wundt
C. Ivan Pavlov
D. B.F. Skinner
Correct Answer: B. Wilhelm Wundt
He established the first psychology laboratory in 1879.
3. Which approach emphasizes unconscious motives?
A. Behavioral
B. Cognitive
C. Psychoanalytic
D. Humanistic
, Correct Answer: C. Psychoanalytic
Freud’s theory focuses on unconscious drives influencing behavior.
4. What does the behavioral perspective focus on?
A. Thoughts
B. Observable behavior
C. Dreams
D. Genetics only
Correct Answer: B. Observable behavior
It studies behavior shaped by reinforcement and punishment.
5. What is classical conditioning associated with?
A. Skinner
B. Watson
C. Pavlov
D. Piaget
Correct Answer: C. Pavlov
Learning through association between stimuli.
6. Operant conditioning is linked to:
A. Freud
B. Skinner
C. Wundt
D. Rogers
Correct Answer: B. Skinner
Behavior is shaped by rewards and punishments.
7. What is reinforcement?
A. Decreasing behavior
B. Increasing behavior
C. Forgetting behavior
D. Ignoring behavior
Correct Answer: B. Increasing behavior
Reinforcement increases the likelihood of behavior repeating.
,8. What part of the brain controls balance and coordination?
A. Cerebrum
B. Cerebellum
C. Medulla
D. Hippocampus
Correct Answer: B. Cerebellum
It coordinates movement and balance.
9. Which part regulates breathing and heart rate?
A. Cerebrum
B. Medulla
C. Amygdala
D. Thalamus
Correct Answer: B. Medulla
Controls vital involuntary functions.
10.The neuron’s main function is:
A. Store fat
B. Transmit information
C. Produce hormones
D. Digest food
Correct Answer: B. Transmit information
Neurons carry electrical signals.
11.Synapses are:
A. Brain cells
B. Gaps between neurons
C. Muscles
D. Hormones
Correct Answer: B. Gaps between neurons
Communication occurs across synapses.
12.Neurotransmitters are:
A. Bones
B. Chemical messengers
, C. Muscles
D. Enzymes in digestion
Correct Answer: B. Chemical messengers
They transmit signals between neurons.
13.Which memory type is most temporary?
A. Long-term memory
B. Short-term memory
C. Sensory memory
D. Procedural memory
Correct Answer: C. Sensory memory
It lasts only milliseconds to seconds.
14.Working memory is:
A. Long-term storage
B. Active processing system
C. Emotional memory
D. Genetic memory
Correct Answer: B. Active processing system
It temporarily holds and manipulates information.
15.Forgetting due to interference is called:
A. Amnesia
B. Retroactive interference
C. Conditioning
D. Encoding
Correct Answer: B. Retroactive interference
New information disrupts old memory.
16.Which theory explains memory in stages?
A. Piaget theory
B. Atkinson-Shiffrin model
C. Freud model
D. Trait theory
NEWEST 2025 – 2026 UPDATED 200
QUESTIONS FROM ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+||BRAND NEW!!
1. What is the primary focus of psychology as a field?
A. Study of planets
B. Study of behavior and mental processes
C. Study of chemical reactions
D. Study of government systems
Correct Answer: B. Study of behavior and mental processes
Psychology examines how people think, feel, and behave in different
contexts.
2. Who is considered the father of modern psychology?
A. Sigmund Freud
B. Wilhelm Wundt
C. Ivan Pavlov
D. B.F. Skinner
Correct Answer: B. Wilhelm Wundt
He established the first psychology laboratory in 1879.
3. Which approach emphasizes unconscious motives?
A. Behavioral
B. Cognitive
C. Psychoanalytic
D. Humanistic
, Correct Answer: C. Psychoanalytic
Freud’s theory focuses on unconscious drives influencing behavior.
4. What does the behavioral perspective focus on?
A. Thoughts
B. Observable behavior
C. Dreams
D. Genetics only
Correct Answer: B. Observable behavior
It studies behavior shaped by reinforcement and punishment.
5. What is classical conditioning associated with?
A. Skinner
B. Watson
C. Pavlov
D. Piaget
Correct Answer: C. Pavlov
Learning through association between stimuli.
6. Operant conditioning is linked to:
A. Freud
B. Skinner
C. Wundt
D. Rogers
Correct Answer: B. Skinner
Behavior is shaped by rewards and punishments.
7. What is reinforcement?
A. Decreasing behavior
B. Increasing behavior
C. Forgetting behavior
D. Ignoring behavior
Correct Answer: B. Increasing behavior
Reinforcement increases the likelihood of behavior repeating.
,8. What part of the brain controls balance and coordination?
A. Cerebrum
B. Cerebellum
C. Medulla
D. Hippocampus
Correct Answer: B. Cerebellum
It coordinates movement and balance.
9. Which part regulates breathing and heart rate?
A. Cerebrum
B. Medulla
C. Amygdala
D. Thalamus
Correct Answer: B. Medulla
Controls vital involuntary functions.
10.The neuron’s main function is:
A. Store fat
B. Transmit information
C. Produce hormones
D. Digest food
Correct Answer: B. Transmit information
Neurons carry electrical signals.
11.Synapses are:
A. Brain cells
B. Gaps between neurons
C. Muscles
D. Hormones
Correct Answer: B. Gaps between neurons
Communication occurs across synapses.
12.Neurotransmitters are:
A. Bones
B. Chemical messengers
, C. Muscles
D. Enzymes in digestion
Correct Answer: B. Chemical messengers
They transmit signals between neurons.
13.Which memory type is most temporary?
A. Long-term memory
B. Short-term memory
C. Sensory memory
D. Procedural memory
Correct Answer: C. Sensory memory
It lasts only milliseconds to seconds.
14.Working memory is:
A. Long-term storage
B. Active processing system
C. Emotional memory
D. Genetic memory
Correct Answer: B. Active processing system
It temporarily holds and manipulates information.
15.Forgetting due to interference is called:
A. Amnesia
B. Retroactive interference
C. Conditioning
D. Encoding
Correct Answer: B. Retroactive interference
New information disrupts old memory.
16.Which theory explains memory in stages?
A. Piaget theory
B. Atkinson-Shiffrin model
C. Freud model
D. Trait theory
