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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.

,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.]expla
in.]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.]belie
ves.]that.]it.]does.
C) When.]asked.]if.]addiction.]is.]a.]disease.]or.]a.]choice,.]Dr..]Smith.]replies.]that.]he.]k
nows.]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.]re
plies.]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.]sa
me.]techniques.]and.]experiments.
B) Though.]they.]are.]individually.]separate.]and.]distinct,.]they.]all.]share.]a.]common.]goa
l.]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.]ner
ve.]cells.]in.]the.]brain.]leads.]to.]Lewy.]body.]disease..]Dr..]Alvarez's.]work.]is.]most.]likely.]to.]be.]a.]p
art.]of.]the
subfield.]of.]psychology.

, 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.]psycho•logical.]factors.]and.]physical.]ailments.]or
disease
B) investigating.]the.]relationship.]between.]people.]and.]their.]physical.]environment
C) studying.]the.]processes.]of.]sensing,.]perceiving,.]learning,.]and.]thinking.]about.]the.]world
D) analyzing.]how.]people.]grow.]and.]change.]from.]the.]moment.]of.]conception.]through
death



9) Which.]of.]the.]following.]subfields.]of.]psychology.]matches.]with.]its.]description?


A) Cognitive.]psychology.]examines.]the.]relationship.]between.]the.]nervous.]system.]a
nd.]behavior.
B) Developmental.]psychology.]examines.]how.]people.]grow.]and.]change.]from.]concepti
on.]through.]death.
C) Experimental.]psychology.]explores.]the.]relationship.]between.]psycho•logical.]facto
rs.]and.]physical.]ailments.]or.]disease.
D) Clinical.]psychology.]focuses.]on.]the.]consistency.]in.]people's.]behavior.]over.]time.]
and.]the.]traits.]that.]differentiate.]one.]per•son.]from.]another.



10) Which.]of.]the.]following.]subfields.]of.]psychology.]is.]CORRECTLY.]matched.]with.]a.]sa
mple.]topic?