WGU C180 Test, WGU Psych Final Exam Questions and
Answers | Latest Update 2026/2027 | Graded A+ | Actual
Exam.
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
Which belief illustrates situational attribution?
When a vehicle suddenly moves in front of another car, the driver must have
had an emergency.
Which component of the nervous system is integral in activating the body's
fight-or-flight response?
Sympathetic nervous system
According to Freud, which concept is a component of the id?
Pleasure principle
During a college's spirit week, students are arbitrarily assigned to two teams
for a series of competitive activities. Two friends are placed on separate teams
and find their friendship strains during the competition.
Which phenomenon accounts for this strain?
Outgroup bias
,Researcher Abraham Maslow claims that people strive to satisfy certain needs
as they approach self-actualization. Which perspective is most closely
associated with this view?
Humanistic
Which part of the brain is responsible for memory?
Hippocampus
What does the hippocampus influence?
Memory
A child's parents want to teach their child to use the toilet by using positive
reinforcement. Which schedule of positive reinforcement would be most
helpful to parents wanting to achieve rapid learning? The parents should use a
continuous reinforcement schedule because it can produce rapid learning.
What did Carl Rogers say was necessary for a growth-promoting environment?
Unconditional positive regard
Which therapeutic approach is effectively a laboratory for improving social
relationships?
Group therapy
, Which type of therapeutic drug is Xanax?
Antianxiety
What does the cerebellum influence? balance and fine
motor movement
A patient regularly hears two voices conversing with each other and reports
that the voices are being controlled by the CIA. The patient's speech has grown
increasingly irrelevant to the situation. The patient bathes infrequently and
demonstrates a reduced range of emotional expressiveness. Which mental
disorder is the patient most likely suffering from?
Schizophrenia
A group of individuals who are moderately opposed to the death penalty meet
to discuss the issue. After two hours of discussion, most find themselves more
strongly opposed to the death penalty than they were before the meeting.
Which concept is this scenario an example of?
Group polarization
How would a learning theorist characterize a child not saying a curse word
after witnessing a sibling's severe punishment for saying the curse word?
As an observationally learned behavior
Answers | Latest Update 2026/2027 | Graded A+ | Actual
Exam.
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
Which belief illustrates situational attribution?
When a vehicle suddenly moves in front of another car, the driver must have
had an emergency.
Which component of the nervous system is integral in activating the body's
fight-or-flight response?
Sympathetic nervous system
According to Freud, which concept is a component of the id?
Pleasure principle
During a college's spirit week, students are arbitrarily assigned to two teams
for a series of competitive activities. Two friends are placed on separate teams
and find their friendship strains during the competition.
Which phenomenon accounts for this strain?
Outgroup bias
,Researcher Abraham Maslow claims that people strive to satisfy certain needs
as they approach self-actualization. Which perspective is most closely
associated with this view?
Humanistic
Which part of the brain is responsible for memory?
Hippocampus
What does the hippocampus influence?
Memory
A child's parents want to teach their child to use the toilet by using positive
reinforcement. Which schedule of positive reinforcement would be most
helpful to parents wanting to achieve rapid learning? The parents should use a
continuous reinforcement schedule because it can produce rapid learning.
What did Carl Rogers say was necessary for a growth-promoting environment?
Unconditional positive regard
Which therapeutic approach is effectively a laboratory for improving social
relationships?
Group therapy
, Which type of therapeutic drug is Xanax?
Antianxiety
What does the cerebellum influence? balance and fine
motor movement
A patient regularly hears two voices conversing with each other and reports
that the voices are being controlled by the CIA. The patient's speech has grown
increasingly irrelevant to the situation. The patient bathes infrequently and
demonstrates a reduced range of emotional expressiveness. Which mental
disorder is the patient most likely suffering from?
Schizophrenia
A group of individuals who are moderately opposed to the death penalty meet
to discuss the issue. After two hours of discussion, most find themselves more
strongly opposed to the death penalty than they were before the meeting.
Which concept is this scenario an example of?
Group polarization
How would a learning theorist characterize a child not saying a curse word
after witnessing a sibling's severe punishment for saying the curse word?
As an observationally learned behavior
