Chap 01 2024 Release - Feldman
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.
Question Details
APA Intro SLO : 1.1. Define and explain basic psychological concepts.
APA Outcome : 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and theories in psychological science
Accessibility : Screen Reader/Keyboard/CC
Bloom's : Remember
Difficulty : Easy
Evergreen Release : Updated 2024
Learning Objective : Summarize the scope and goals of psychology.
Section : 1: Psychologists at Work
Topic : Definition of Psychology
Source : Chapter 01: Test Bank > Psychology is defined as the
2) Students who declare psychology as their major 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.
Question Details
APA Intro SLO : 1.3. Apply psychological principles to personal growth and other aspects of everyday
APA Outcome : 1.4 Apply psychological content to solve practical problems
Accessibility : Screen Reader/Keyboard/CC
Bloom's : Understand
Difficulty : Medium
Evergreen Release : Updated 2024
Learning Objective : Summarize the scope and goals of psychology.
Section : 1: Psychologists at Work
Topic : Definition of Psychology
Source : Chapter 01: Test Bank > Students who declare psychology as ...
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,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 the scope of psychology should really be.
D) the discipline of psychology really has no core or center.
Question Details
APA Intro SLO : 1.1. Define and explain basic psychological concepts.
APA Outcome : 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and theories in psychological science
Accessibility : Screen Reader/Keyboard/CC
Bloom's : Understand
Difficulty : Medium
Evergreen Release : Updated 2024
Learning Objective : Summarize the scope and goals of psychology.
Section : 1: Psychologists at Work
Topic : Definition of Psychology
Source : Chapter 01: Test Bank > A single-sentence definition of psychology may be ...
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.
Question Details
APA Intro SLO : 1.1. Define and explain basic psychological concepts.
APA Intro SLO : 2.4. Examine how psychological science can be used to counter unsubstantiated stateme
APA Outcome : 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and theories in psychological science
APA Outcome : 2.1 Exercise scientific reasoning to investigate psychological phenomena
Accessibility : Screen Reader/Keyboard/CC
Bloom's : Remember
Difficulty : Easy
Evergreen Release : Updated 2024
Learning Objective : Summarize the scope and goals of psychology.
Section : 1: Psychologists at Work
Topic : Definition of Psychology
Source : Chapter 01: Test Bank > In order to study mind and behavior, psychologists
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,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 she knows
many people who have an addiction and she 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.
Question Details
APA Intro SLO : 1.3. Apply psychological principles to personal growth and other aspects of everyday
APA Intro SLO : 2.4. Examine how psychological science can be used to counter unsubstantiated stateme
APA Intro SLO : Theme A. Psychological science relies on empirical evidence and adapts as new data de
APA Outcome : 1.4 Apply psychological content to solve practical problems
APA Outcome : 2.1 Exercise scientific reasoning to investigate psychological phenomena
Accessibility : Screen Reader/Keyboard/CC
Bloom's : Apply
Difficulty : Difficult
Evergreen Release : Updated 2024
Learning Objective : Summarize the scope and goals of psychology.
Section : 1: Psychologists at Work
Topic : Definition of Psychology
Source : Chapter 01: Test Bank > In which of the following scenarios is a scientifi...
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, 6) Which of the following statements is true of 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.
Question Details
APA Intro SLO : 1.1. Define and explain basic psychological concepts.
APA Outcome : 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and theories in psychological science
Accessibility : Screen Reader/Keyboard/CC
Bloom's : Understand
Difficulty : Medium
Evergreen Release : Updated 2024
Learning Objective : Summarize the key characteristics of the major approaches to psychology.
Section : 1: Psychologists at Work
Topic : Subfields of Psychology
Source : Chapter 01: Test Bank > Which of the following statements is true of the d...
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.
A) evolutionary
B) developmental
C) industrial-organizational
D) behavioral neuroscience
Question Details
APA Intro SLO : 1.3. Apply psychological principles to personal growth and other aspects of everyday
APA Outcome : 1.4 Apply psychological content to solve practical problems
Accessibility : Screen Reader/Keyboard/CC
Bloom's : Apply
Difficulty : Difficult
Evergreen Release : Updated 2024
Learning Objective : Summarize the key characteristics of the major approaches to psychology.
Section : 1: Psychologists at Work
Topic : Subfields of Psychology
Source : Chapter 01: Test Bank > Dr. Alvarez is currently studying how the degenera...
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