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1. According to the definition offered in the textbook, psychology is the science of
a. the human mind.
b. human and animal behavior.
c. thinking, feeling, and motivation.
d. behavior and the mind.
ANSWER: d
2. Psychology is the science of behavior and the mind. Behavior refers to
a. the observable actions of a person or an animal.
b. an individual's sensations, perceptions, memories, thoughts, dreams, motives, emotional
feelings, and
other subjective experiences.
c. the parts of the brain that serve specific functions in the production of mental experience.
d. adolescent brain function.
ANSWER: a
3. Professor Williams tells his class to close their eyes and think of their last vacation to the
beach. He asks
whether his students find the memory of sand and the sound of the ocean to be pleasant or
unpleasant. Professor
Williams's focus on his students' memories refers to which part of the individual?
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a. the soul
b. the body
c. the spirit
d. the mind
ANSWER: d
4. If psychology can be defined as the science of behavior and the mind, why are the data in
psychology always
drawn from behavior?
a. Behavior can be influenced by physiology but the mind cannot.
b. Behavior can be influenced by the environment but the mind cannot.
c. Behavior can be observed but the mind cannot.
d. Behavior can be influenced by science but the mind cannot.
ANSWER: c
5. Psychologists study the mind by observing behavior because
a. the mind is observable but cannot be explained.
b. psychologists are all behaviorists.
c. behavior can be observed but the mind cannot.
d. behavior is the result of the environment but the mind is not.
ANSWER: c
6. _____ is considered to be the founder of scientific psychology, in part because he founded
the first
university-based psychology laboratory.
a. René Descartes
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b. Sigmund Freud
c. Ivan Pavlov
d. Wilhelm Wundt
ANSWER: d
7. Wilhelm Wundt is credited as the founder of scientific psychology because he
a. created the term "psychology."
b. was the first to conduct psychological research on reflexes.
c. published the first textbook that defined psychology as a science.
d. was the first theorist to consider the role of physiology in psychological processes.
ANSWER: c
8. If a person believes that a nontangible soul exists separately from the material body, then
that person's beliefs
identify with the philosophical belief known as
a. reflexology.
b. nativism.
c. dualism.
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d. materialism.
ANSWER: c
9. _____ is the philosophical theory that two distinct systems—the material body and the
immaterial soul—are
involved in the control of behavior.
a. Dualism
b. Materialism
c. Empiricism
d. Nativism
ANSWER: a
10. According to the theory of dualism, behavior is controlled by the
a. mind and the brain.
b. heart and the will.
c. body and the soul.
d. brain and the muscles.
ANSWER: c
11. Which opinion demonstrates Descartes' philosophy of dualism?
a. The soul is responsible for an individual's consistent anger.
b. The body's lack of nutrition is responsible for an individual's consistent anger.
c. An individual's self-degrading thoughts are responsible for an individual's consistent
anger.
d. Gloomy weather is responsible for an individual's consistent anger.
ANSWER: a
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1. According to the definition offered in the textbook, psychology is the science of
a. the human mind.
b. human and animal behavior.
c. thinking, feeling, and motivation.
d. behavior and the mind.
ANSWER: d
2. Psychology is the science of behavior and the mind. Behavior refers to
a. the observable actions of a person or an animal.
b. an individual's sensations, perceptions, memories, thoughts, dreams, motives, emotional
feelings, and
other subjective experiences.
c. the parts of the brain that serve specific functions in the production of mental experience.
d. adolescent brain function.
ANSWER: a
3. Professor Williams tells his class to close their eyes and think of their last vacation to the
beach. He asks
whether his students find the memory of sand and the sound of the ocean to be pleasant or
unpleasant. Professor
Williams's focus on his students' memories refers to which part of the individual?
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a. the soul
b. the body
c. the spirit
d. the mind
ANSWER: d
4. If psychology can be defined as the science of behavior and the mind, why are the data in
psychology always
drawn from behavior?
a. Behavior can be influenced by physiology but the mind cannot.
b. Behavior can be influenced by the environment but the mind cannot.
c. Behavior can be observed but the mind cannot.
d. Behavior can be influenced by science but the mind cannot.
ANSWER: c
5. Psychologists study the mind by observing behavior because
a. the mind is observable but cannot be explained.
b. psychologists are all behaviorists.
c. behavior can be observed but the mind cannot.
d. behavior is the result of the environment but the mind is not.
ANSWER: c
6. _____ is considered to be the founder of scientific psychology, in part because he founded
the first
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a. René Descartes
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b. Sigmund Freud
c. Ivan Pavlov
d. Wilhelm Wundt
ANSWER: d
7. Wilhelm Wundt is credited as the founder of scientific psychology because he
a. created the term "psychology."
b. was the first to conduct psychological research on reflexes.
c. published the first textbook that defined psychology as a science.
d. was the first theorist to consider the role of physiology in psychological processes.
ANSWER: c
8. If a person believes that a nontangible soul exists separately from the material body, then
that person's beliefs
identify with the philosophical belief known as
a. reflexology.
b. nativism.
c. dualism.
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d. materialism.
ANSWER: c
9. _____ is the philosophical theory that two distinct systems—the material body and the
immaterial soul—are
involved in the control of behavior.
a. Dualism
b. Materialism
c. Empiricism
d. Nativism
ANSWER: a
10. According to the theory of dualism, behavior is controlled by the
a. mind and the brain.
b. heart and the will.
c. body and the soul.
d. brain and the muscles.
ANSWER: c
11. Which opinion demonstrates Descartes' philosophy of dualism?
a. The soul is responsible for an individual's consistent anger.
b. The body's lack of nutrition is responsible for an individual's consistent anger.
c. An individual's self-degrading thoughts are responsible for an individual's consistent
anger.
d. Gloomy weather is responsible for an individual's consistent anger.
ANSWER: a
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