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,Understanding Psychology, 15th Edition Feldman
Chapter 1-17 Answers are at the end of Each chapter
Chapter 1
MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that best completes the
statement or answers the question.
1) Psychology is defined as the
A) intuition-based approach to study human behavior.
B) speculative method to find answers about human cognition.
C) study of mental disorders and their treatment.
D) scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
2) Akira has declared psychology as his major. He will be studying
A) internal medicine.
B) behavior and mental processes.
C) mental disorders and their diagnosis and treatment.
D) the disorders of the central nervous system.
3) A single-sentence definition of psychology may be misleading because
A) it is very difficult to study the mind and behavior scientifically.
B) psychology is a narrower, more specific field than a general definition might
suggest.
C) psychologists disagree on how broad psychology should really be.
D) the discipline of psychology really has no core or center.
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,4) In order to study mind and behavior, psychologists
A) rely on the scientific method.
B) use their intuition.
C) rely on the study of internal medicine.
D) use speculation.
5) In which of the following scenarios is a scientific explanation being provided
to explain a phenomenon?
A) When asked if violent video games have an impact on players, Dr. Lee
replies that there is substantial empirical evidence to suggest a change in the
gamers' behavior.
B) When asked if mood influences social behavior, Dr. Sessler replies that
he believes that it does.
C) When asked if addiction is a disease or a choice, Dr. Smith replies
that he knows many addicts and he feels that they have a disease.
D) When asked if he can train his mind to not feel physical pain, Dr.
Farnworth replies that he focuses on his breathing when he feels pain to increase
his tolerance for it.
6) Which of the following statements accurately describes the diverse
subfields of psychology?
A) They allow psychologists to explain different types of behavior using
the same techniques and experiments.
B) Though they are individually separate and distinct, they all share a
common goal of understanding behavior.
C) They always lead to an MD (doctor of medicine) degree.
D) They are not related at all other than being considered a part of
psychology.
7) Dr. Alvarez is currently studying how the degeneration of certain
components of nerve cells in the brain leads to Lewy body disease. Dr. Alvarez's
work is most likely to be a part of the
subfield of psychology.
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, A) evolutionary
B) developmental
C) industrial-organizational
D) behavioral neuroscience
8) Which of the following is the focus of experimental psychology?
A) exploring the relationship between psychological factors and physical
diseas ailments or
e
B) investigating the relationship between people and their physical
environment
C) studying the processes of sensing, perceiving, learning, and thinking about
death the world
D) analyzing how people grow and change from the moment of conception
through
9) Which of the following subfields of psychology matches with its description?
A) Cognitive psychology examines the relationship between the nervous
system and behavior.
B) Developmental psychology examines how people grow and change from
conception through death.
C) Experimental psychology explores the relationship between
psycho•logical factors and physical ailments or disease.
D) Clinical psychology focuses on the consistency in people's behavior
over time and the traits that differentiate one person from another.
10) Which of the following subfields of psychology is CORRECTLY matched with a
sample topic?
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,Understanding Psychology, 15th Edition Feldman
Chapter 1-17 Answers are at the end of Each chapter
Chapter 1
MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that best completes the
statement or answers the question.
1) Psychology is defined as the
A) intuition-based approach to study human behavior.
B) speculative method to find answers about human cognition.
C) study of mental disorders and their treatment.
D) scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
2) Akira has declared psychology as his major. He will be studying
A) internal medicine.
B) behavior and mental processes.
C) mental disorders and their diagnosis and treatment.
D) the disorders of the central nervous system.
3) A single-sentence definition of psychology may be misleading because
A) it is very difficult to study the mind and behavior scientifically.
B) psychology is a narrower, more specific field than a general definition might
suggest.
C) psychologists disagree on how broad psychology should really be.
D) the discipline of psychology really has no core or center.
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,4) In order to study mind and behavior, psychologists
A) rely on the scientific method.
B) use their intuition.
C) rely on the study of internal medicine.
D) use speculation.
5) In which of the following scenarios is a scientific explanation being provided
to explain a phenomenon?
A) When asked if violent video games have an impact on players, Dr. Lee
replies that there is substantial empirical evidence to suggest a change in the
gamers' behavior.
B) When asked if mood influences social behavior, Dr. Sessler replies that
he believes that it does.
C) When asked if addiction is a disease or a choice, Dr. Smith replies
that he knows many addicts and he feels that they have a disease.
D) When asked if he can train his mind to not feel physical pain, Dr.
Farnworth replies that he focuses on his breathing when he feels pain to increase
his tolerance for it.
6) Which of the following statements accurately describes the diverse
subfields of psychology?
A) They allow psychologists to explain different types of behavior using
the same techniques and experiments.
B) Though they are individually separate and distinct, they all share a
common goal of understanding behavior.
C) They always lead to an MD (doctor of medicine) degree.
D) They are not related at all other than being considered a part of
psychology.
7) Dr. Alvarez is currently studying how the degeneration of certain
components of nerve cells in the brain leads to Lewy body disease. Dr. Alvarez's
work is most likely to be a part of the
subfield of psychology.
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, A) evolutionary
B) developmental
C) industrial-organizational
D) behavioral neuroscience
8) Which of the following is the focus of experimental psychology?
A) exploring the relationship between psychological factors and physical
diseas ailments or
e
B) investigating the relationship between people and their physical
environment
C) studying the processes of sensing, perceiving, learning, and thinking about
death the world
D) analyzing how people grow and change from the moment of conception
through
9) Which of the following subfields of psychology matches with its description?
A) Cognitive psychology examines the relationship between the nervous
system and behavior.
B) Developmental psychology examines how people grow and change from
conception through death.
C) Experimental psychology explores the relationship between
psycho•logical factors and physical ailments or disease.
D) Clinical psychology focuses on the consistency in people's behavior
over time and the traits that differentiate one person from another.
10) Which of the following subfields of psychology is CORRECTLY matched with a
sample topic?
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