Test bank for understanding psychology 15th edition by robert feldman 2023 Updated

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,Understanding79Psychology,7915th79Edition79Feldman

Chapter791-1779Answers79are79at79the79end79of79Each79chapter

Chapter791



MULTIPLE79CHOICE79-
79Choose79the79one79alternative79that79best79completes79the79statement79or79answers79the79

question.
Psychology79is79defined79as79the


intuition-based79approach79to79study79human79behavior.
speculative79method79to79find79answers79about79human79cognition.
study79of79mental79disorders79and79their79treatment.
scientific79study79of79behavior79and79mental79processes.



Akira79has79declared79psychology79as79his79major.79He79will79be79studying


internal79medicine.
behavior79and79mental79processes.
mental79disorders79and79their79diagnosis79and79treatment.
the79disorders79of79the79central79nervous79system.



A79single-sentence79definition79of79psychology79may79be79misleading79because


it79is79very79difficult79to79study79the79mind79and79behavior79scientifically.
psychology79is79a79narrower,79more79specific79field79than79a79general79definition79might79s
uggest.
psychologists79disagree79on79how79broad79psychology79should79really79be.
the79discipline79of79psychology79really79has79no79core79or79center.

, In79order79to79study79mind79and79behavior,79psychologists


rely79on79the79scientific79method.
use79their79intuition.
rely79on79the79study79of79internal79medicine.
use79speculation.



In79which79of79the79following79scenarios79is79a79scientific79explanation79being79provided79t
o79explain79a79phenomenon?


When79asked79if79violent79video79games79have79an79impact79on79players,79Dr.79Lee79
replies79that79there79is79substantial79empirical79evidence79to79suggest79a79change79in79the79gamer
s'79behavior.
When79asked79if79mood79influences79social79behavior,79Dr.79Sessler79replies79that79he79
believes
that79it79does.
When79asked79if79addiction79is79a79disease79or79a79choice,79Dr.79Smith79replies79th
at79he79knows79many79addicts79and79he79feels79that79they79have79a79disease.
When79asked79if79he79can79train79his79mind79to79not79feel79physical79pain,79Dr.79Farn
worth79replies79that79he79focuses79on79his79breathing79when79he79feels79pain79to79increase79his79tol
erance79for79it.



Which79of79the79following79statements79accurately79describes79the79diverse79subf
ields79of79psychology?


They79allow79psychologists79to79explain79different79types79of79behavior79using79
the79same79techniques79and79experiments.
Though79they79are79individually79separate79and79distinct,79they79all79share79a79comm
on79goal79of79understanding79behavior.
They79always79lead79to79an79MD79(doctor79of79medicine)79degree.
They79are79not79related79at79all79other79than79being79considered79a79part79of79psycholog
y.

, Dr.79Alvarez79is79currently79studying79how79the79degeneration79of79certain79components79of79n
erve79cells79in79the79brain79leads79to79Lewy79body79disease.79Dr.79Alvarez's79work79is79most79likely79to
79be79a79part79of79the

subfield79of79psychology.