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UNDERSTANDING PSYCHOLOGY 9TH EDITION BY
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Multiple-Choice
What Is Psychology?
Learning Objectives
● Define psychology and describe the major subfields within psychology.
● Describe the five enduring issues that cut across the subfields of psychology.
● Explain what psychology has in common with other sciences, how psychologists use the
scientific method, and the difference between theories and hypotheses.
● Apply critical thinking to an article in a magazine or newspaper.
1. Psychology is the scientific study of .
a. how personality can be determined by the size and shape of one's head
b. behavior and mental processes
c. the physiological functions of the brain
d. how cultures and societies develop and interact with each other
Answer: b
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 3
Topic: What Is Psychology?
Skill: F
2. Psychologists are interested in .
a. every aspect of human thought and behavior
Correct: The different perspectives of psychology encompass every aspect of human thoughts,
feelings, and actions.
b. aspects of human behavior, but not human thought
Incorrect: Behavior is absolutely crucial to the study of psychology, but so too is the concept of
human thought.
c. aspects of human thought, but not human behavior
d. only major aspects of human thought and behavior
Answer: a
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 3
Topic: What Is Psychology?
Skill: C
3. Psychology .
a. rarely zredefines zitself, zand zwhen zit zdoes, zit zdoes zso zmore znarrowly
b. virtually znever zredefines zitself
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Incorrect: zThe zfield zof zpsychology zis zvery zintrospective, zmaking zsure zto zredefine zitself zas
zoften zaszis znecessary.
c. continually zredefines zitself zmore znarrowly
d. continually zredefines zitself zmore zbroadly
Correct: zNew zresearch zmethods, zareas zof zinquiry, zand zcollaborations zwith zother zsciences
zallowszpsychology zto zcontinually zredefine zitself.
Answer: zd
zDifficulty:
z2
Page zReference: z3
Topic: zWhat zIs zPsychology?
zSkill: zF
4. Psychology zis .
a. is za zsingle, zunified zfield zof zstudy
Incorrect: zThere zis zno zsingle, zunifying zdefinition zof zpsychology; zrather, zit zis za zcombination
zofzmany zdifferent zareas zof zacademic zpursuit.
b. is zan z"umbrella" zfor za zloose zamalgamation zof zdifferent zsubfields
Correct: zThe zfact zthat zthere zis zno zsingle zunifying zdefinition zof zpsychology zsuggests zthat zit zis
zazcombination zof zmany zsub-disciplines.
c. is zcomprised zof ztwo zdistinct zsubfields
d. not za zfield zof zstudy zat zall
Answer: zb
zDifficulty:
z1
Page zReference: z3
Topic: zWhat zIs zPsychology?
zSkill: zC
5. Each zof zthe zfollowing zis za zspecialty zarea zwithin zdevelopmental zpsychology zEXCEPT
z .
a. lifespan zpsychology
b. psychobiology
c. child zpsychology
d. adolescent zpsychology
Answer: zb
zDifficulty:
z1
Page zReference: z4
Topic: zWhat zIs zPsychology?
zSkill: zF
6. If zI zran za zTV zstation zand zwanted za zconsultant zto zadvise zme zon zchildren's zprogramming,
z I zwouldzmost zlikely zhire za(n) psychologist.
a. experimental
b. developmental
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Correct: zA zdevelopmental zpsychologist zwould zbe zan zexpert zin zthe zcognitive
zdevelopment zofzchildren, zso zwould zhave zgood zinformation zon zhow zto zstructure
zchildren’s ztelevision zprogramming.
c. personality
d. clinical
Incorrect: zA zclinical zpsychologist zmight, zindeed, zwork zwith zchildren zwith zvarious zlevels zof
zpsychopathology, zbut zthe zbest zanswer zhere zis zan zexpert zon zchildren’s zdevelopment, zor za
zdevelopmental zpsychologist.
Answer: zb
Difficulty: z1 4 zyr.: z90% z r z= z.31
Page zReference: z4
Topic: zWhat zIs zPsychology?
zSkill: zA
7. Life-span zpsychologists zfocus zmainly zon zstudying .
a. adolescent zchanges zand zdevelopment
b. the zadult zyears
c. the zentire zdevelopmental zspectrum zfrom zinfancy zthrough zadulthood
d. infancy zand zchildhood zdevelopment
Answer: zb
zDifficulty:
z2
Page zReference: z4
Topic: zWhat zIs zPsychology?
zSkill: zF
8. The zAmerican zPsychological zAssociation zis zmade zup zof zabout divisions.
a. 10
b. 30
c. 70
d. 50
Answer: zd
zDifficulty:
z2
Page zReference: z4
Topic: zWhat zIs zPsychology?
zSkill: zF
9. A zgroup zof zpsychologists zstudy zhuman, zmental, zand zphysical zgrowth zfrom zthe zprenatal
zperiodzthrough zchildhood, zadolescence, zadulthood, zand zold zage. zThey zare zmost zlikely z z
zpsychologists.
a. developmental
Correct: zDevelopmental zpsychologists zstudy zall zaspects zof zgrowth zand zchange zfrom
zconceptionzthrough zdeath.
b. social
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Multiple-Choice
What Is Psychology?
Learning Objectives
● Define psychology and describe the major subfields within psychology.
● Describe the five enduring issues that cut across the subfields of psychology.
● Explain what psychology has in common with other sciences, how psychologists use the
scientific method, and the difference between theories and hypotheses.
● Apply critical thinking to an article in a magazine or newspaper.
1. Psychology is the scientific study of .
a. how personality can be determined by the size and shape of one's head
b. behavior and mental processes
c. the physiological functions of the brain
d. how cultures and societies develop and interact with each other
Answer: b
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 3
Topic: What Is Psychology?
Skill: F
2. Psychologists are interested in .
a. every aspect of human thought and behavior
Correct: The different perspectives of psychology encompass every aspect of human thoughts,
feelings, and actions.
b. aspects of human behavior, but not human thought
Incorrect: Behavior is absolutely crucial to the study of psychology, but so too is the concept of
human thought.
c. aspects of human thought, but not human behavior
d. only major aspects of human thought and behavior
Answer: a
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 3
Topic: What Is Psychology?
Skill: C
3. Psychology .
a. rarely zredefines zitself, zand zwhen zit zdoes, zit zdoes zso zmore znarrowly
b. virtually znever zredefines zitself
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Incorrect: zThe zfield zof zpsychology zis zvery zintrospective, zmaking zsure zto zredefine zitself zas
zoften zaszis znecessary.
c. continually zredefines zitself zmore znarrowly
d. continually zredefines zitself zmore zbroadly
Correct: zNew zresearch zmethods, zareas zof zinquiry, zand zcollaborations zwith zother zsciences
zallowszpsychology zto zcontinually zredefine zitself.
Answer: zd
zDifficulty:
z2
Page zReference: z3
Topic: zWhat zIs zPsychology?
zSkill: zF
4. Psychology zis .
a. is za zsingle, zunified zfield zof zstudy
Incorrect: zThere zis zno zsingle, zunifying zdefinition zof zpsychology; zrather, zit zis za zcombination
zofzmany zdifferent zareas zof zacademic zpursuit.
b. is zan z"umbrella" zfor za zloose zamalgamation zof zdifferent zsubfields
Correct: zThe zfact zthat zthere zis zno zsingle zunifying zdefinition zof zpsychology zsuggests zthat zit zis
zazcombination zof zmany zsub-disciplines.
c. is zcomprised zof ztwo zdistinct zsubfields
d. not za zfield zof zstudy zat zall
Answer: zb
zDifficulty:
z1
Page zReference: z3
Topic: zWhat zIs zPsychology?
zSkill: zC
5. Each zof zthe zfollowing zis za zspecialty zarea zwithin zdevelopmental zpsychology zEXCEPT
z .
a. lifespan zpsychology
b. psychobiology
c. child zpsychology
d. adolescent zpsychology
Answer: zb
zDifficulty:
z1
Page zReference: z4
Topic: zWhat zIs zPsychology?
zSkill: zF
6. If zI zran za zTV zstation zand zwanted za zconsultant zto zadvise zme zon zchildren's zprogramming,
z I zwouldzmost zlikely zhire za(n) psychologist.
a. experimental
b. developmental
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Correct: zA zdevelopmental zpsychologist zwould zbe zan zexpert zin zthe zcognitive
zdevelopment zofzchildren, zso zwould zhave zgood zinformation zon zhow zto zstructure
zchildren’s ztelevision zprogramming.
c. personality
d. clinical
Incorrect: zA zclinical zpsychologist zmight, zindeed, zwork zwith zchildren zwith zvarious zlevels zof
zpsychopathology, zbut zthe zbest zanswer zhere zis zan zexpert zon zchildren’s zdevelopment, zor za
zdevelopmental zpsychologist.
Answer: zb
Difficulty: z1 4 zyr.: z90% z r z= z.31
Page zReference: z4
Topic: zWhat zIs zPsychology?
zSkill: zA
7. Life-span zpsychologists zfocus zmainly zon zstudying .
a. adolescent zchanges zand zdevelopment
b. the zadult zyears
c. the zentire zdevelopmental zspectrum zfrom zinfancy zthrough zadulthood
d. infancy zand zchildhood zdevelopment
Answer: zb
zDifficulty:
z2
Page zReference: z4
Topic: zWhat zIs zPsychology?
zSkill: zF
8. The zAmerican zPsychological zAssociation zis zmade zup zof zabout divisions.
a. 10
b. 30
c. 70
d. 50
Answer: zd
zDifficulty:
z2
Page zReference: z4
Topic: zWhat zIs zPsychology?
zSkill: zF
9. A zgroup zof zpsychologists zstudy zhuman, zmental, zand zphysical zgrowth zfrom zthe zprenatal
zperiodzthrough zchildhood, zadolescence, zadulthood, zand zold zage. zThey zare zmost zlikely z z
zpsychologists.
a. developmental
Correct: zDevelopmental zpsychologists zstudy zall zaspects zof zgrowth zand zchange zfrom
zconceptionzthrough zdeath.
b. social
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