PSY100 FINAL EXAM- ALL
CUMULATIVE QUIZZES WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
One of psychology's early mottos was "the rat is always right."
Which aspect of the scientific attitude did this represent?
correct answers >> skepticism
curiosity
respect for animals
HUMILITY
The birth of psychology is often attributed to Wilhelm Wundt
because he pioneered the investigation of mental processes
using: correct answers >> SCIENTIFIC METHODS
positive psychology.
a biopsychosocial perspective.
an evolutionary perspective.
Early behaviorists such as John B. Watson would have considered
the introspective study of self-esteem to be: correct answers
>> applied research.
,AN UNSCIENTIFIC METHOD.
a positive psychology.
a biopsychosocial approach.
The early branch of psychology that focused on our human need
for love and acceptance and on environments that nurture or limit
personal growth was called: correct answers >> behaviorism.
Freudian psychology
HUMANISTIC PSYCHOLOGY.
cognitive psychology
Professor Ober carefully observes and records the behaviors of
children in their classrooms in order to track the development of
their social and intellectual skills. Professor Ober is most clearly
engaged in: correct answers >> replication.
survey research.
experimentation.
NATURALISTIC OBSERVATION
,A representative sample is one that accurately reflects a larger
correct answers >> POPULATION.
correlation coefficient.
dependent variable.
control group
The testing effect refers to the ________ that accompanies
repeated retrieval of learned information. correct answers >>
increasing boredom
hindsight bias
ENHANCED MEMORY
naturalistic observation
You are home over Fall Break talking with your friends about the
relationship between psychology and Christianity. After one of
your friends makes the statement below, you identify her
perspective as:
"Secular psychology has different assumptions about fundamental
aspects of human behavior, so we have to rely on Christian voices
in those areas of research." correct answers >> CHRISTIAN
PSYCHOLOGY
, Levels of Explanation
Integration
Biblical Counseling
A market researcher wants to know how her company's brand is
perceived internationally, so she conducts a survey asking people
to rate how positively they view the brand. This type of study is
correct answers >> behaviorist
experimental
correlational
DESCRIPTIVE
Which of the following is NOT true about ethical conduct in
psychological research? correct answers >> Before the study
begins, participants should be told what they will do during the
study
It is the researcher's responsibility to ensure that participants do
not experience psychological or physical harm
PARTICIPANTS MUST ALWAYS BE PAID
CUMULATIVE QUIZZES WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
One of psychology's early mottos was "the rat is always right."
Which aspect of the scientific attitude did this represent?
correct answers >> skepticism
curiosity
respect for animals
HUMILITY
The birth of psychology is often attributed to Wilhelm Wundt
because he pioneered the investigation of mental processes
using: correct answers >> SCIENTIFIC METHODS
positive psychology.
a biopsychosocial perspective.
an evolutionary perspective.
Early behaviorists such as John B. Watson would have considered
the introspective study of self-esteem to be: correct answers
>> applied research.
,AN UNSCIENTIFIC METHOD.
a positive psychology.
a biopsychosocial approach.
The early branch of psychology that focused on our human need
for love and acceptance and on environments that nurture or limit
personal growth was called: correct answers >> behaviorism.
Freudian psychology
HUMANISTIC PSYCHOLOGY.
cognitive psychology
Professor Ober carefully observes and records the behaviors of
children in their classrooms in order to track the development of
their social and intellectual skills. Professor Ober is most clearly
engaged in: correct answers >> replication.
survey research.
experimentation.
NATURALISTIC OBSERVATION
,A representative sample is one that accurately reflects a larger
correct answers >> POPULATION.
correlation coefficient.
dependent variable.
control group
The testing effect refers to the ________ that accompanies
repeated retrieval of learned information. correct answers >>
increasing boredom
hindsight bias
ENHANCED MEMORY
naturalistic observation
You are home over Fall Break talking with your friends about the
relationship between psychology and Christianity. After one of
your friends makes the statement below, you identify her
perspective as:
"Secular psychology has different assumptions about fundamental
aspects of human behavior, so we have to rely on Christian voices
in those areas of research." correct answers >> CHRISTIAN
PSYCHOLOGY
, Levels of Explanation
Integration
Biblical Counseling
A market researcher wants to know how her company's brand is
perceived internationally, so she conducts a survey asking people
to rate how positively they view the brand. This type of study is
correct answers >> behaviorist
experimental
correlational
DESCRIPTIVE
Which of the following is NOT true about ethical conduct in
psychological research? correct answers >> Before the study
begins, participants should be told what they will do during the
study
It is the researcher's responsibility to ensure that participants do
not experience psychological or physical harm
PARTICIPANTS MUST ALWAYS BE PAID
