B.L.A.; occasionally A.L.B. Bachelor of Liberal Arts Psychology and Human Behavior

Question 1

Who is widely credited with establishing the first experimental psychology laboratory in 1879, marking the formal beginning of psychology as a scientific discipline?

Accepted Answer

Wilhelm Wundt

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William James

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Sigmund Freud

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John Watson

Question 2

In Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which need represents the highest level of psychological development that a person can achieve?

Accepted Answer

Self-actualization

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Esteem needs

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Love and belonging

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Safety needs

Question 3

Ivan Pavlov's experiments with dogs demonstrated which fundamental principle of learning?

Accepted Answer

Classical conditioning

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Operant conditioning

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Observational learning

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Latent learning

Question 4

The nature versus nurture debate in psychology primarily concerns which fundamental question?

Accepted Answer

The relative roles of genetics and environment in shaping behavior

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Whether psychology is a science or a humanities discipline

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Whether mental illness is treatable

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How the brain processes sensory information

Question 5

Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory emphasizes the role of which aspect of the mind in influencing behavior?

Accepted Answer

The unconscious mind

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The rational conscious mind

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Working memory

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The prefrontal cortex

Question 6

Which term in psychology refers to the mental processes involved in acquiring knowledge, including thinking, memory, perception, and problem-solving?

Accepted Answer

Cognition

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Affect

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Motivation

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Sensation

Question 7

According to the American Psychological Association, what characterizes a psychological disorder?

Accepted Answer

A clinically significant disturbance in cognition, emotion regulation, or behavior

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Any behavior that violates social norms

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Unhappiness lasting more than two weeks

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Any use of mental health services