Psych Test Bank (Accurate Solution Guide)

Psych Test Bank (Accurate Solution
Guide)
How does the text define psychology?

a. As the science of behavior

b. As the study of the mind

c. As the study of behavior, cognition, and emotion

d. As the study of the psyche

e. As the study of the brainANSWERS-a. As the science of behavior

What is the ultimate goal of psychology?

a. To discover how the brain controls behavior

b. To explore the human psyche

c. To solve the problems of humankind

d. To understand human behavior

e. To control behaviorANSWERS-d. To understand human behavior

What does the first step in explaining behavior involve?

a. Discovering it

b. Describing it

c. Discussing it

d. Demonstrating it

e. Debating itANSWERS-b. Describing it

If you were a psychologist who wanted to explain the phenomenon of road rage, what
would

be your first step?

,a. Discovering it

b. Debating it

c. Discussing it

d. Demonstrating it

e. Describing itANSWERS-e. Describing it

What do psychologists call the events responsible for the occurrence of a behavior?

a. Consequent events

b. Subsequent events

c. Causal events

d. Confounding events

e. Cognitive eventsANSWERS-c. Causal events

According to the textbook, why might different psychologists study the same behavior in

different ways?

a. More contemporary approaches are considered superior to older methods.

b. They may simply be interested in different levels of explanation.

c. Biological methods are considered generally more fundamental than all other
methods.

d. Biological methods are considered generally superior to most other methods.

e. This is an untrue assumption; psychologists wouldn't be able to agree on anything if
they

studied the same behavior in different ways.ANSWERS-b. They may simply be
interested in different levels of explanation.

Which area of psychology is most likely to involve studying how the nervous system and
the

endocrine system affect behavior?

,a. Comparative psychology

b. Physiological psychology

c. Psychophysiology

d. Behavior analysis

e. Social psychologyANSWERS-b. Physiological psychology

Dr. Thraill's research has focused on addiction and how drugs affect the brain and
nervous

system. What would her area of research most likely be?

a. Developmental psychology

b. Cognitive neuroscience

c. Comparative psychology

d. Physiological psychology

e. Social psychologyANSWERS-d. Physiological psychology

Which area of psychological research is most likely to examine the evolution of adaptive

behavior in a given species?

a. Behavior analysis

b. Comparative psychology

c. Developmental psychology

d. Physiological psychology

e. Cognitive psychologyANSWERS-b. Comparative psychology

Which area of psychological research is most likely to study behaviors such as courting,

mating, and parenting?

a. Cognitive psychology

b. Personality psychology

, c. Comparative psychology

d. Clinical psychology

e. Developmental psychologyANSWERS-c. Comparative psychology

Dr. Lind is a psychologist who studies the effects of different drugs on the behavior of

different species. Which research area does Dr. Lind's work best represent?

a. Clinical psychology

b. Cognitive psychology

c. Counseling psychology

d. Comparative psychology

e. Developmental psychologyANSWERS-d. Comparative psychology

Dr. Shapiro has developed a strain of rats that is especially susceptible to the effects of

certain drugs. These rats become addicted more easily than other strains. Which area
of

research does Dr. Shapiro's work best represent?

a. Behavior analysis

b. Behavior genetics

c. Cognitive psychology

d. Cognitive neuroscience

e. Developmental psychologyANSWERS-b. Behavior genetics

What does cognitive psychology emphasize?

a. Behavior

b. Human interaction

c. Mental processes and complex behavior