TEST BANK - Exploring Psychology 12th
Edition by David G. Myers
COMPLETE CHAPTERS IN 300 VERIFIED
EXAM Q&As | A+ PASS GUARANTEED
TB
Ac
Page | 1
er
, ALL CHAPTERS
1. Psychology is the scientific study of:
a. mind and body.
b. mind and behavior.
c. mood and behavior.
d. mood and body.
CORRECT ANSWER: b
2. Psychology is the study of mind and behavior.
a. materialistic
b. idealistic
c. scientific
d. philosophical
CORRECT ANSWER: c
3. Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Behavior refers to:
a. perceptions, thoughts, memories, and feelings.
b. explanations.
c. urges.
d. observable actions of human and nonhuman animals.
CORRECT ANSWER: d
4. The mind is , while behavior is .
a. a set of public events; a set of private events
b. thoughts; feelings
c. things we say; things we do
TB
d. unobservable events; observable events
CORRECT ANSWER: d
Ac
Page | 2
er
,5. Among the first to struggle with how the mind works were:
a. philosophers.
b. psychologists.
c. structuralists.
d. functionalists.
CORRECT ANSWER: a
6. is the private inner experience of perception, thoughts, memories, and feelings.
a. The mind
b. Dualism
c. Behavior
d. Empiricism
CORRECT ANSWER: a
7. Descartes believed that:
a. the mind and body aren't fundamentally different at all.
b. perceptions of the physical world are produced entirely by information from the sensory
organs.
c. the body is made of a material substance, while the mind is made of an immaterial substance.
d. perceptions of the physical world are the brain's interpretation of information from the
sensory organs.
CORRECT ANSWER: c
8. Descartes is to as Hobbes is to .
a. structuralism; nativism
b. dualism; materialism
c. nativism; dualism
TB
d. dualism; idealism
CORRECT ANSWER: b
Ac
Page | 3
er
, 9. Which philosopher advocated dualism?
a. Hobbes
b. Locke
c. Kant
d. Descartes
CORRECT ANSWER: d
10. Samuel believes that his mind is fundamentally different than his brain, a belief consistent with:
a. dualism.
b. materialism.
c. idealism.
d. nativism.
CORRECT ANSWER: a
11. Kaiya believes that her spirituality is rooted in a specific area of the brain. Her belief is similar to
that of:
a. Ryle.
b. Descartes.
c. Hobbes.
d. Locke.
CORRECT ANSWER: c
12. Michael believes that our nonphysical mind is distinct from our brain and directs the actions of
our brain and body. His beliefs are MOST similar to those of which philosopher?
a. Descartes
b. Kant
c. Hobbes
TB
d. Locke
CORRECT ANSWER: a
Ac
Page | 4
er
Edition by David G. Myers
COMPLETE CHAPTERS IN 300 VERIFIED
EXAM Q&As | A+ PASS GUARANTEED
TB
Ac
Page | 1
er
, ALL CHAPTERS
1. Psychology is the scientific study of:
a. mind and body.
b. mind and behavior.
c. mood and behavior.
d. mood and body.
CORRECT ANSWER: b
2. Psychology is the study of mind and behavior.
a. materialistic
b. idealistic
c. scientific
d. philosophical
CORRECT ANSWER: c
3. Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Behavior refers to:
a. perceptions, thoughts, memories, and feelings.
b. explanations.
c. urges.
d. observable actions of human and nonhuman animals.
CORRECT ANSWER: d
4. The mind is , while behavior is .
a. a set of public events; a set of private events
b. thoughts; feelings
c. things we say; things we do
TB
d. unobservable events; observable events
CORRECT ANSWER: d
Ac
Page | 2
er
,5. Among the first to struggle with how the mind works were:
a. philosophers.
b. psychologists.
c. structuralists.
d. functionalists.
CORRECT ANSWER: a
6. is the private inner experience of perception, thoughts, memories, and feelings.
a. The mind
b. Dualism
c. Behavior
d. Empiricism
CORRECT ANSWER: a
7. Descartes believed that:
a. the mind and body aren't fundamentally different at all.
b. perceptions of the physical world are produced entirely by information from the sensory
organs.
c. the body is made of a material substance, while the mind is made of an immaterial substance.
d. perceptions of the physical world are the brain's interpretation of information from the
sensory organs.
CORRECT ANSWER: c
8. Descartes is to as Hobbes is to .
a. structuralism; nativism
b. dualism; materialism
c. nativism; dualism
TB
d. dualism; idealism
CORRECT ANSWER: b
Ac
Page | 3
er
, 9. Which philosopher advocated dualism?
a. Hobbes
b. Locke
c. Kant
d. Descartes
CORRECT ANSWER: d
10. Samuel believes that his mind is fundamentally different than his brain, a belief consistent with:
a. dualism.
b. materialism.
c. idealism.
d. nativism.
CORRECT ANSWER: a
11. Kaiya believes that her spirituality is rooted in a specific area of the brain. Her belief is similar to
that of:
a. Ryle.
b. Descartes.
c. Hobbes.
d. Locke.
CORRECT ANSWER: c
12. Michael believes that our nonphysical mind is distinct from our brain and directs the actions of
our brain and body. His beliefs are MOST similar to those of which philosopher?
a. Descartes
b. Kant
c. Hobbes
TB
d. Locke
CORRECT ANSWER: a
Ac
Page | 4
er
