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Chapter 1: The Science of Psychology
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ChoicekWhatkIskPsych

ology?

LearningkObjectives
● Definekpsychologykandkdescribekthekmajorksubfieldskwithinkpsychology.
● Describekthekfivekenduringkissueskthatkcutkacrossktheksubfieldskofkpsychology.
● Explainkwhatkpsychologykhaskinkcommonkwithkotherksciences,khowkpsychologistskusekth
ekscientifickmethod,kandkthekdifferencekbetweenktheorieskandkhypotheses.
● Applykcriticalkthinkingktokankarticlekinkakmagazinekorknewspaper.


1. Psychologykiskthekscientifickstudykofk .
a. howkpersonalitykcankbekdeterminedkbyktheksizekandkshapekofkone'skhead
b. behaviorkandkmentalkprocesses
c. thekphysiologicalkfunctionskofkthekbrain
d. howkcultureskandksocietieskdevelopkandkinteractkwithkeachkother

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2. Psychologistskarekinterestedkink .
a. everykaspectkofkhumankthoughtkandkbehavior
Correct:kThekdifferentkperspectiveskofkpsychologykencompasskeverykaspectkofkhumankthoughts,kfe
elings,kandkactions.
b. aspectskofkhumankbehavior,kbutknotkhumankthought
Incorrect:kBehaviorkiskabsolutelykcrucialktokthekstudykofkpsychology,kbutksoktookiskthekconceptkofkh
umankthought.
c. aspectskofkhumankthought,kbutknotkhumankbehavior
d. onlykmajorkaspectskofkhumankthoughtkandkbehavior

Answer:kak
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3. Psychologyk .
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a. rarelykredefineskitself,kandkwhenkitkdoes,kitkdoesksokmoreknarrowly
b. virtuallykneverkredefineskitself




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Incorrect:kThekfieldkofkpsychologykiskverykintrospective,kmakingksurektokredefinekitselfkaskoftenkas
kisknecessary.
c. continuallykredefineskitselfkmoreknarrowly
d. continuallykredefineskitselfkmorekbroadly
Correct:kNewkresearchkmethods,kareaskofkinquiry,kandkcollaborationskwithkotherkscienceskallowskp
sychologyktokcontinuallykredefinekitself.

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4. Psychologykisk .
a. iskaksingle,kunifiedkfieldkofkstudy
Incorrect:kTherekisknoksingle,kunifyingkdefinitionkofkpsychology;krather,kitkiskakcombinationkofkma
nykdifferentkareaskofkacademickpursuit.
b. iskank"umbrella"kforkakloosekamalgamationkofkdifferentksubfields
Correct:kThekfactkthatktherekisknoksinglekunifyingkdefinitionkofkpsychologyksuggestskthatkitkiskakco
mbinationkofkmanyksub-disciplines.
c. iskcomprisedkofktwokdistinctksubfields
d. notkakfieldkofkstudykatkall

Answer:kbk
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5. EachkofkthekfollowingkiskakspecialtykareakwithinkdevelopmentalkpsychologykEXCEPT
.
a. lifespankpsychology
b. psychobiology
c. childkpsychology
d. adolescentkpsychology

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6. IfkIkrankakTVkstationkandkwantedkakconsultantktokadvisekmekonkchildren'skprogramming,kIkwou
ldkmostklikelykhireka(n)k psychologist.
a. experimental
b. developmental
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